AUGS values and embraces diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice for our members and the patients we serve. We recognize that our commitment to these values requires continuous and intentional engagement, learning, and action.
Our multi‐year plan, will focus on the following areas: leadership and engagement; knowledge and education; research; recognition; and advocacy.
Our organizations, which comprise leading professional organizations in health care, officially designate February 28 and March 1—the dates that bridge Black History and Women’s History months—for the formal acknowledgement of Betsey, Lucy, and Anarcha, the three enslaved Black women whose exploitation led to foundational advances in the field of obstetrics and gynecology that benefit millions of patients today.
As our nation confronts systemic racism and consequences of persistent inequities and disparate outcomes in health care, our organizations—which include the leading professional organizations in the fields of obstetrics and gynecology—are committed to changing the culture of medicine, eliminating racism and racial inequities that lead to disparate health outcomes, and promoting equity in women’s health and health care. Our commitment to a better future requires an honest examination of the past and the present.
AUGS stands in agreement with the recent AAMC statement on Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping.