Inclusive Communication Education
Language has power, and words can either promote a culture of respect and inclusion or perpetuate harm. Through our inclusive communication education, we aim to raise awareness and encourage users to think critically about the words they use, the meaning conveyed, and the potential impact.
The MMA developed an Inclusive Communications Guide for Language that Promotes Equity to enable more inclusive communication by providing suggested language, guidance, and explanatory context. This document provides definitions for commonly used words in health equity discourse, identifies harmful words and offers equity-centered alternatives, clarifies subtle differences between seemingly synonymous terms, and explains how certain words perpetuate racist narratives while others promote racial justice.
Live Inclusive Communication Training
The MMA offers both public and private inclusive communications training for healthcare organizations.
Public Workshops
The next live Inclusive Communications workshop is on March 30, 2026 at 7 PM.
This webinar explores equity-centered language and terminology, provides guidance on using inclusive language, and encourages participants to think about the words they use, the meaning conveyed, and the potential impact. 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ are available.
More information and registration here.
Private Workshops
The MMA is now offering private workshops for healthcare organizations to make inclusive communication training available to their physicians and healthcare providers. The workshop can be booked for a convenient time and date, and participation will be limited to those within your organization.
To book this workshop for your organization, please contact Haley Brickner, health equity coordinator.
Accreditation and Credit Statement
The Minnesota Medical Association (MMA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Minnesota Medical Association designates each live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosures - None of the planners, faculty, or others in control of content for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.