STAT December 30, 2024
Usha Lee McFarling

The departure may come as a surprise to health equity advocates who have lauded Maybank’s work

Aletha Maybank, who became the American Medical Association’s first chief equity officer five and half years ago, is leaving the organization.

Maybank, a widely respected health equity advocate, led the organization to reckon with its own racist past. The AMA excluded Black physicians from membership for more than...

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