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Looking Forward and Backward on Diversity in Osteopathic Medicine
This session will review the long-standing systemic barriers to care for minority groups and the history of racism in medicine. Through discussing history, we hope to dissect the ways to improve outcomes in marginalized groups of patients and emphasize the importance of diversity in Osteopathic Medicine.
Learning Objectives:
- Provide a brief history and overview on discrimination in medicine
- Discuss the social determinants of health and how they play a large role in the outcomes of marginalized groups of patients
- Discuss ways that the Osteopathic Profession can continue to improve outcomes through diversity
Statement of Accreditation
The Texas Osteopathic Medical Association (TOMA) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians. TOMA designates this program for a maximum of 1 AOA Category 1-A credits and will report CME credits commensurate with the extent of the physician’s participation in this activity.
Grievance Policy
All grievances may be directed to TOMA's Executive Director at toma@txosteo.org. All grievances will receive an initial response within 30 days of receipt. If the participant does not receive a satisfactory response, they can submit a complaint to the Bureau of Osteopathic Education of the AOA at 142 East Ontario Street, Chicago, IL 60611.
Jessica Edwards, DO, Zara Medical Aesthetics
Dr. Jessica Edwards is practicing family medicine in New Braunfels, Texas, and earned her master of science degree from the HSC’s Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences in 2010. She is board certified in Family Medicine and OMT by the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians.
She completed her residency at Care Point Health in Family Medicine in Jersey City, New Jersey. In 2016, she was the recipient of the American Osteopathic Foundation/American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians Outstanding Resident in Family Medicine Award.
She was selected and served on AACOM’s prestigious Osteopathic Health Policy Fellowship. She received the National Medicine Association Post Graduate Top Healthcare Professional Under 40 Award in 2019. In 2020, she was a keynote speaker at the TOMA Midwinter Conference. She is the Founder and CEO of Zara Medical Aesthetics and is currently practicing Family Medicine.
Dr. Edwards discloses that she has no relevant financial relationships with any organization producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients relative to the content of this presentation.
