A national medical honor society recognizing the medical students who build what doesn't exist to serve the communities that need them most. https://www.aequitashealth.org/ 2026-03-26T00:00:00Z Aequitas Health https://www.aequitashealth.org/journal/cultivating-community-trust/ 2026-03-26T00:00:00Z 2026-03-26T00:00:00Z

A community-centered dermatologic health education initiative culturally tailored for Latino residents in Lake County, Illinois.

https://www.aequitashealth.org/journal/advocacy-isnt-enough/ 2025-10-01T00:00:00Z 2025-10-01T00:00:00Z

The shortcoming of conventional advocacy in pediatrics from the perspective of two pediatric residents.

https://www.aequitashealth.org/press/2025-26-grant-recipients/ 2025-10-01T00:00:00Z 2025-10-01T00:00:00Z

Aequitas Health announces 2025–26 grant and award recipients including Chapter Project of the Year, Chapter Project Grant, and Fellow Project Grant winners.

https://www.aequitashealth.org/press/third-national-conference-2025/ 2025-10-01T00:00:00Z 2025-10-01T00:00:00Z

The third annual Aequitas Health National Conference continued to grow with fellow presentations, distinguished speakers, and an expanding library of health equity scholarship.

https://www.aequitashealth.org/journal/cvhs-uvmmc-vision-access/ 2025-07-01T00:00:00Z 2025-07-01T00:00:00Z

Bridging the Gap Between Screening and Treatment: Ensuring No Child’s Vision is Lost to Transportation Barriers.

https://www.aequitashealth.org/journal/futurecare-directions/ 2025-07-01T00:00:00Z 2025-07-01T00:00:00Z

Bridging the Gap: Bringing Advanced Care Planning to Underserved Patients.

https://www.aequitashealth.org/journal/street-level-solutions/ 2025-07-01T00:00:00Z 2025-07-01T00:00:00Z

A student-launched clinic serving an unhoused population in the Great Plains.

https://www.aequitashealth.org/journal/twenty-minute-take-home/ 2025-05-07T00:00:00Z 2025-05-07T00:00:00Z

Bringing medical education home: empowering young learners and their families to explore healthcare careers together through hands-on experiments and bilingual resources.

https://www.aequitashealth.org/press/2024-grant-recipients/ 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z

Aequitas Health announces 2024–25 Chapter Project and Fellow Project Grant recipients supporting innovative health equity initiatives across multiple states.

https://www.aequitashealth.org/press/second-national-conference-2024/ 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z

The second annual Aequitas Health National Conference expanded fellow presentations with new chapters contributing scholarship on health equity projects from across the country.

https://www.aequitashealth.org/journal/ditch-the-slides/ 2024-07-16T00:00:00Z 2024-07-16T00:00:00Z

This reflection details my experience facilitating an overdose awareness event and the importance of adapting health equity work to community needs.

https://www.aequitashealth.org/journal/partnership-sustainability/ 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z

Perspective from a Reproductive Justice Project in Southern Arizona.

https://www.aequitashealth.org/press/first-national-conference-2023/ 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z

Aequitas Health held its first national conference in 2023, featuring fellow presentations, distinguished speakers, and a growing network of medical students committed to health equity.

https://www.aequitashealth.org/journal/our-most-vulnerable/ 2023-07-27T00:00:00Z 2023-07-27T00:00:00Z

How pediatricians need to confront and act on the evidence surrounding climate change and its disproportionate effect on vulnerable populations.

https://www.aequitashealth.org/press/mcnulty-catalyst-award-2023/ 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z

The McNulty Foundation recognized Aequitas Health with a 2023 Catalyst Award for its work building a national medical honor society focused on health equity action.

https://www.aequitashealth.org/journal/community-health-literacy/ 2022-08-14T00:00:00Z 2022-08-14T00:00:00Z

The MUSC Health Awareness Certificate (HAC) is a medical student-run course of 8 topics related to health and wellness created for the Charleston Clemente Course.

https://www.aequitashealth.org/journal/restoring-patient-trust/ 2022-08-12T00:00:00Z 2022-08-12T00:00:00Z

A patient case illustrating elements of communication as a tool for equitable care.

https://www.aequitashealth.org/journal/empty-promise-of-nice/ 2022-08-03T00:00:00Z 2022-08-03T00:00:00Z

When the ruling of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was given, many citizens of Midwest states lost access to abortion services.

https://www.aequitashealth.org/journal/southern-hospitality/ 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z

Anti-trans legislation is sweeping across America, specifically heating up in the Southeast.

https://www.aequitashealth.org/journal/suicidal-ideation-covid/ 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z

Wellness and the pitfalls with resiliency training: A medical student’s struggle with suicidal ideation during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

https://www.aequitashealth.org/journal/hospice-encounter/ 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z

Walking in the shoes of your patients.

https://www.aequitashealth.org/journal/usd-fellowship-class-2021/ 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z

Fellows from the inaugural class consider their role in equity and the impact of unconscious bias.

https://www.aequitashealth.org/press/aequitas-health-founded-2021/ 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aequitas Health launched in 2021 as a national medical honor society recognizing students building health solutions in their communities — with zero cost to fellows and a community project requirement for every inductee.