September 12, 2024
2024 Health Justice Council Announced
The Social Mission Alliance’s Health Justice Student Assembly is a trainee forum for health professional students interested in using their talents to advance health justice and social mission. The Social Mission Alliance is committed to supporting these students in growing their passion for health justice and social mission by sharing webinars, fellowships, internships, conferences and networking opportunities via email and social media. Through engagement with the Health Justice Student Assembly, the Alliance seeks to infuse trainee perspectives into all work we do. The Health Justice Council is the leadership body of the student assembly tasked with facilitating this effort. We are elated to welcome the 2024-2025 class of Health Justice Council!
Angel Adams (she/her) | University of Washington MEDEX Kona Class of 2025| Angel aims to address systemic racism and inequality in health care by advocating for curriculum changes that eliminate biased medical theories and promote equitable treatment in underserved communities.
Nadia Bey (she/her) | George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, Health Policy MPH Class of 2025 | Nadia is from Huntersville, NC and graduated from Duke University. She was a student researcher with the SMA in 2023-2024, supporting the social mission resource library, tracking higher education bills in Congress, and placing an op-ed in NC Newsline. Nadia is primarily interested in health care accessibility, affordability, and quality; policy advocacy; chronic diseases; and addressing health disparities and research gaps for women and people of color.
Devondre Juzang (he/him) | I am a fourth year medical student at Rosalind Franklin University from Chicago, IL. I have passion for addressing trauma deserts in the Chicagoland area and plan on becoming an Emergency Medicine physician. I served on the Health Justice Panel last year and I had the opportunity to help develop the idea for the Green Book. Outside of school, I have a passion for mentoring high school students especially those interested in the health sciences field.
Raashmi Krishnasamy (she/her) | A second year osteopathic medical student at A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA). As a passionate advocate and aspiring change maker, she seeks to bridge gaps between clinical care, policy, and implementation to eliminate health disparities.
