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Following the birth of Black Lives Matter, USA medical students advocated for greater commitment to health equity from their schools. In response to such concerns, in 2015, the Yale School of Medicine formed a committee for diversity, inclusion, and social justice and a committee on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, and intersex affairs. Based on their efforts, our Educational Policy and Curriculum Committee commissioned a student-faculty-led task force to survey the curriculum and make recommendations toward the creation of a health equity curriculum. We conducted a national review of reforms in medical schools' health equity curricula and reviewed health equity content throughout ours. ⋯ We designed best practices for incorporating health equity into the curriculum, and a plan for a health equity thread spanning all its core components. We identified that classroom teaching is not sufficient, and recommended a required experiential learning practicum responsive to community needs. Lastly, we made recommendations regarding faculty and housestaff health equity education given the critical role they play in undergraduate medical education.