Social Mission Alliance

Transforming Health Professions Education

Founded by Dr. Fitzhugh Mullan, we transform health professions education by mobilizing and amplifying learners, teachers, community leaders, policymakers, and their organizations to advance equity in education, research, service, policy, and practice.

Social Mission is the contribution of a school in its mission, programs, and the performance of its graduates, faculty, and leadership in advancing health equity and addressing the health disparities of the society in which it exists.

Social Mission Resource Library – Now Available

The Social Mission Resource Library is a carefully curated searchable database of the best implementation resources, research, and case examples of social mission in health professional’s education. 

For Us All

Introducing the For Us All Campaign

The For Us All campaign was born from a town hall meeting at the 2024 conference. Using the decades of collective wisdom and experience amassed by alliance members, we can challenge narratives pushed by those

“I voted” stickers in English and Spanish.

December 2024 – Health Advocate Insights

With election day now behind us and the results in, we are now getting inklings about how the second Trump administration will look in terms of personnel and policy. Early signals suggest that the administration

November 2024 – Health Advocate Insights

The week leading up to the presidential election can only be described as chaotic. As both candidates make final pushes in the swing states, healthcare and education issues have fallen by the wayside; however, two

Kiara Marmolejos on Physician Associate Workforce Diversity

Physician Associate Workforce Diversity

For the October 2024 Social Mission Alliance newsletter, Kiara Marmolejos joins us as guest editor to provide information on physician assistant workforce diversity….

How we commit to a culture of change

The Social Mission Alliance has held seven National Conferences with over 2,700 attendees. Our organization was created following our first conference in 2012. 

The Social Mission Metrics Initiative aims to advance measurement and awareness of social mission in health professions education.

The Health Workforce Diversity Initiative measures and tracks the racial diversity of the healthcare workforce and students. 

Our Student Assembly brings together interdisciplinary health profession students passionate about social mission, to promote, network, and organize around health equity.

The Health Justice Fellowship is a nine-month virtual program dedicated to nurturing the growth of trainees who already show a commitment to advancing health justice in health professions training.

Use our Social Mission Resource Library to find peer reviewed articles, implementation tools, and real world examples of social mission at institutions across the US. 

Support a better future, for all.

Health professions education continues to require curated connections and alliances between disciplines, generations, worldviews, cultures, sectors, and geographic areas.

The Social Mission Alliance can only continue to effect change with the support of our partners and financial sponsors. Learn about giving.