A Look at the Intersection of Health Equity: Ethnicity, Race, Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity
Physician Health First® online CME
Address health inequities through an intersectional lens in this free course focused on strengthening patient-doctor relationships and improving outcomes.
Former American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) President Ada Stewart, MD, FAAFP, will explore fresh approaches to patient care that reflect the people and communities you serve—a conglomeration of ethnicity, race, sexual orientation and sexual identity.
- Racial and ethnicity impacts on health outcomes
- Sexual orientation and sexual identity impacts on health outcomes
Address health inequities through an intersectional lens in this free course focused on strengthening patient-doctor relationships and improving outcomes.
Former American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) President Ada Stewart, MD, FAAFP, will explore fresh approaches to patient care that reflect the people and communities you serve—a conglomeration of ethnicity, race, sexual orientation and sexual identity.
- Racial and ethnicity impacts on health outcomes
- Sexual orientation and sexual identity impacts on health outcomes
Learning Objectives
Describe how ethnicity and race, health disparities, sexual orientation and sexual identity impact health outcomes.
Describe how taking an intersectional approach of race and ethnicity, health disparities and sexual identity improves health outcomes.
Describe what practices can do to address health inequities and improve health outcomes.
Additional details
Ada Stewart MD, FAAFP—Board certified family physician serving at Cooperative Health in Columbia, South Carolina; former board chair of the American Academy of Family Physicians
Physician Health First: Building Resiliency Intersectionally During Graduate Education (BRIDGE) is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $2,200,002 with zero percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.