Inclusivity and Health Equity Webinars
This series of webinars will present strategies for instituting data-driven practices to promote inclusiveness and health equity in alignment with federal and state policies.
New government policies have resulted in family medicine training programs questioning some of their approaches to developing culturally competent and community engaged family physicians. This series of webinars will present strategies for instituting data-driven practices to promote inclusiveness and health equity in alignment with federal and state policies.
Past Webinar Recordings and Registering for Future Webinars
Webinar #1: Rethinking Bias in AI – Why Algorithmic Bias is Only the Tip of the Iceberg
Recorded February 4, 2026
This 60-minute conversational session features STFM President Steven Lin, MD, and STFM Past President Tricia Elliott, MD. The conversation begins with a discussion about how biased data leads to skewed AI outputs and touch on strategies for mitigation, such as de-biasing data and fairness audits. The conversation pivots to a broader view: participation bias (how limited voices shape AI priorities) and implementation bias (how deployment can exclude marginalized communities). The speakers offer ideas for equity-centered policies and practices, and describe how STFM’s National Family Medicine AI Centers of Excellence can build capacity and skills.
Learning Objectives
Participants receive practical tips on:
- Talking the AI talk
- Having relevant conversations in their institutions
- Making the business case for equitable AI integration
- AI practices that promote health equity
Presenters
- Steven Lin, MD
- Tricia Elliott, MD
Resources
- An Opportunity to Thrive - AI in Family Medicine with Steven Lin, MD - The STFM Podcast
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Primary Care Curriculum (AiM-PC)
- Family Medicine Artificial Intelligence Centers of Excellence
- Artificial Intelligence in Medical Education Initiative
- Advocating Within Your Health System
Webinar #2: Integrity, Identity, and Inclusion: Reframing Professionalism for a New Era
Date and Time: March 31, 2026, 1 pm ET
This 60-minute presentation by Immediate Past ABFM Chair Andrea Anderson, MD, will invite family medicine educators to reexamine how professionalism is defined and taught amid rapidly evolving social and cultural contexts. This session will explore emerging frameworks that integrate integrity, self-awareness, and inclusion as core dimensions of physician identity. Participants will discuss how traditional professionalism standards can unintentionally reinforce bias and exclusion, and how to reframe them toward equity and belonging. Practical strategies for teaching, assessing, and modeling professionalism in diverse learning environments will also be highlighted.
Learning Objectives
Following this presentations, participants will be able to:
- Examine evolving definitions of medical professionalism that address modern challenges in healthcare and education.
- Identify best practices for teaching and assessing professionalism in diverse, inclusive learning environments.
- Analyze how health equity and bias considerations intersect with traditional professionalism standards.
- Discuss generational variations in perspectives on professionalism and their implications for mentoring and role modeling.
Presenters
- Andrea Anderson, MD, MEd
Webinar #3: Staying at the Table: Leading for Health Equity While Protecting Your Peace
Date and Time: June 10, 2026, 1 pm ET
This conversational webinar will offer a grounded, compassionate exploration of what it means to stay engaged in health equity work while navigating increasing pressures, shifting regulations, and the emotional labor that comes with advocating for justice in complex systems. The speakers will discuss the strain of moral injury, the guilt of not doing enough, and the helplessness that arises as communities lose access to essential resources.
Through candid dialogue and practical frameworks, the Drs Savoy and Elliott will unpack how to set boundaries that preserve energy and purpose while maintaining influence and presence. Participants will learn how to use the “Strategic No,” build communities of support—both within and beyond their institutions—and lean into partnerships that distribute the work more sustainably. The focus will be on recognizing limitations, understanding where one’s voice carries power, and embracing the truth that no leader will need to create every solution alone.
Learning Objectives
The session will provide tools for aligning personal well-being with professional commitments, modeling healthy leadership within teams, and reframing equity efforts through missions of access, quality, and patient-centered care. Attendees will leave with renewed clarity and encouragement to lead with authenticity and resilience—anchored in purpose, sustained by community, and strengthened by boundaries that will protect their capacity to stay engaged for the journey ahead.
Presenters
- Margot Savoy, MD, MPH
- Tricia Elliott, MD
Watch More STFM Webinars
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