Are you interested in advocating for health equity and education transformation for the next generation? Learn how you can get involved.
Individuals
- Stay informed by signing up to join our email list! You’ll learn about upcoming events, breaking research, and current news related to social mission in health professions education.
- Also sign up for our advocacy newsletter for monthly updates on the most recent developments in health workforce and education issues.
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- Internship opportunity: the Social Mission Alliance is seeking undergraduate or graduate-level trainees to work part time for 10 weeks in the 2024/2025 academic year. Details on the internship available here.
- Interested students are encouraged to learn more about the Student Assembly
The Social Mission Alliance features Social Mission Champions on our social media accounts and blog. The series highlights the important work done by those who are advancing health equity and addressing the health disparities in the society in which they exist.
If you’d like to be considered for, or have a suggestion for, a Social Mission Champion feature, please complete the form below.
Organizations
Please reach out to us directly by emailing info@socialmission.org
Partners:
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Organizations and institutions whose work aligns with the Social Mission Alliance are welcome to join as Strategic Partners at any time. Strategic Partners are organizations with whom we explore potential projects that we bring to fruition. Partners will be acknowledged on our website and are invited to participate in our sub-committee work, webinars, social media, and in-person networking events.
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Allies:
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- Ally organizations are those with whom we have mutual acknowledgement of value alignment and whom we invite to conference and spotlight where appropriate. Ally organizations who endorse the Alliance mission are acknowledged on our website and are invited to participate in our subcommittees, webinars, social media, and in- person networking events. Organizations have the opportunity to join the SMA movement as an organizational ally at any time and to explore partnership opportunities towards advancing health equity.
> Partners
Partners are organizations the Social Mission Alliance is actively working in collaboration with on a project.
AMSA is committed to improving health care and health care delivery to all people; promoting active improvement in medical education; involving its members in the social, moral and ethical obligations of the profession of medicine; assisting in the improvement and understanding of world health problems; contributing to the welfare of medical students, premedical students, interns, residents and post-MD/DO trainees; and advancing the profession of medicine.
The Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (OADN) mission is to provide visionary leadership in nursing education to improve the health and wellbeing of the communities we serve. By fostering dynamic and collaborative nursing education strategies, OADN ensures that the Associate Degree Nursing remains a pathway for a diverse spectrum of students, enriching the profession, and meeting the health care needs of patients, families, and communities.
PA Education Association (PAEA) is the only national organization representing PA educational programs in the United States. Currently, all of the accredited programs in the country are members of the Association. PAEA provides services for faculty at its member programs, as well as to applicants, students, and other stakeholders.
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Allies are organizations aligning in values that the Social Mission Alliance has developed a relationship with.
The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) was founded in 1947 to promote and maintain high quality standards for family doctors who are providing continuing comprehensive health care to the public. It is one of the largest medical organizations in the United States, with 136,700 members in 50 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam, as well as internationally. The AAFP was instrumental in establishing family medicine – a derivative of classical general practice – as medicine’s 20th primary specialty.
The Docs with Disabilities Initiative uses research, education, and sharing of stories to drive change in perceptions, disability policy, and procedures in health professions, biomedical and science education.
The Network Towards Unity for Health (TUFH) is an international organization that fosters equitable community-oriented health services, education and research with the goal of improving health locally and globally. TUFH convenes innovative health care organizations, universities, community institutions, and thought leaders from all over the world.
Alliance for Clinicians Equity (ACE) is a nationwide alliance of multifaceted individuals and institutions in pursuit of promoting equity for clinicians who are under-represented in medicine.
The Alliance for Health Policy is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to helping policymakers and the public better understand health policy, the root of the nation’s health care issues, and the trade-offs posed by various proposals for change.
National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)
NACHC is the leading innovative change agent collaborating with affiliates and partners to advance Community Health Centers as the foundation of an equitable health care system free from disparities and built on accessible, patient-governed, high-quality, integrated primary care.
> Social Mission Metrics Inaugural Supporters
The Social Mission Metrics Badge recognizes educational programs that have committed to social mission by taking the Social Mission Metrics Self-Assessment. Currently in it’s initial phase, only a select number of schools were invited to be a 2024 Inaugural Supporter.
> Interested in working with us?
We welcome new collaborations. To inquire about becoming an official Partner or Ally with the Social Mission Alliance, email us at info@socialmission.org.
