Welcoming our 2023-2024 Health Justice Fellows

Headshots of the seven Health Justice Fellows 2023-2024

We are elated to welcome the 2023-2024 class of Health Justice fellows! The yearlong fellowship will allow participants to hone their skills, provide them with new skills, and broaden their networks in ways that will help sustain them in their future work….

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April Ally Spotlight with the Center for a Diverse Healthcare Workforce at UC Davis

Ally Spotlight with UC Davis Health

Each month, the Social Mission Alliance highlights the important work done by our allies. This month, we spoke to the Center for a Diverse Healthcare Workforce at the UC Davis School of Medicine. Their stated mission is to “promote best practices and advance diversity in the workforce by: leading research focused on recruiting, training, and retaining a diverse healthcare workforce to advance health equity; sharing…

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March Ally Spotlight with the University of New Mexico School of Medicine Learning Environment Office

March Ally Spotlight with University of New Mexico School of Medicine

Each month, the Social Mission Alliance highlights the important work done by our allies. This month, we spoke to the University of New Mexico School of Medicine about their Learning Environment Office (LEO). Their stated mission is “to foster an inclusive learning environment where teachers, staff, and learners thrive, and relationships are mutually respectful and beneficial to each other and to our institutional…

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February Ally Spotlight with the Organization for Associate Degree Nursing

February ally spotlight

Each month, Social Mission Alliance (SMA) highlights the important work done by our allies. This month, we spoke to the Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (OADN) about their organization and collaboration with the Social Mission Metrics Initiative. Read below for our interview with OADN’s new Chief Executive Officer, Rick García. Q&A Tell us about OADN’s work and mission. OADN is…

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January Ally Spotlight with Adriana Pero and Emily Xu

Ally Spotlight January 2023

Each month, Social Mission Alliance (SMA) highlights important work done by our allies. This month, we spoke with third-year medical students from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, Adriana Pero and Emily Xu. They recently authored an article published in the AMA Journal of Ethics, called Is It Reasonable to Expect Students and Trainees…

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Combating Racism in Health Professions Education: The Student Perspective

The series aims to highlight rising stars, empower health professions students, and provide a platform to uplift their voices. About the Series The Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (OADN) and the Beyond Flexner Alliance (BFA) Student Assembly co-hosted the Combating Racism in Health Professions Education: The Student Perspective webinar, as part of the “Health Education Leaders Pushing” (HELP) for Change…

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