IL HR0025

Urges all branches of the medical profession to commit to eliminating racism and recognizing biases in healthcare delivery and professional advancement.

Calls on colleges and medical institutions to increase recruitment of minority students for careers in medicine.

Requests the State Board of Higher Education to expand scholarship opportunities for minority applicants entering the medical profession.

Directs distribution of the resolution to Illinois General Assembly members, the Governor, medical schools, hospitals, clinics, public libraries, and the Department of Professional Regulation to raise awareness about historical and ongoing racial discrimination in medicine.

Acknowledges the history of racial discrimination in American medicine, including the American Medical Association's and American Academy of Pediatrics' exclusion of Black physicians and the documented health disparities affecting Black, Latino, and Native American patients.