The Social Mission Alliance was honored to host Dr. Kathleen Reeves, MD, FAAP, President and CEO of the The Arnold P. Gold Foundation for the third episode of the SMA Dialogue Series….
In the second episode of the Social Mission Alliance Dialogue Series, Executive Director Toyese Oyeyemi sits down with Aaron Henry, Co-Director of Clinical Education and Assistant Professor at The George Washington University Physician Assistant Program. Henry provides his insight on a range of topics including mistrust, social determinants of health, burnout, and more….
Dalia Owda The Social Mission Alliance For Us All Campaign is a vehicle to activate our community and the communities they serve to advance structural changes aligned with SMA’s vision in health professions training. A part of the For Us All campaign, is a media narrative effort that will highlight the material impacts these kinds of advancements have on patients, communities, clinicians, learners,…
Four Senior Fellows from the Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity reflect on their experience attending the 2026 SMA Conference….
In the inaugural episode of the SMA Dialogue Series, Toyese Oyeyemi sits down with Dr. Charlene K. Green, Assistant Dean of Admissions at the UC Davis School of Medicine. Dr. Green shares powerful insights on fostering humanism in medical training, bridging the gap between medical education and community needs, and building a more equitable and compassionate healthcare system….
Chiamaka Ihuoma Chine recently published an article on BlackDoctor Pro as part of the For Us All Campaign. Her article, “Workforce Diversification in Practice: Food Is Medicine as the Proof Point” speaks to the importance of a diverse health workforce in the development of culturally-tailored dietary interventions and recommendations….
I first saw medicine’s limits at seventeen, volunteering alongside local EMTs during the Afghan refugee crisis in August of 2021. One night, we were dispatched to the Dulles Expo Center–where families were being housed–when a man who had just received the COVID-19 vaccine experienced painful side effects. He only spoke Pashto yet was trying to communicate with us, and even though we were medically trained, we were not able to offer emotional support in his language….
My name is Joshua Barnes. I am an advanced practice nurse and an educator. My days unfold in patient rooms, across academic spaces, within lecture halls, and in the deliberate work of writing that fills the margins of scholarly journals, advancing practice and advocating for those I care most about: my students, the populations we serve, and our shared humanity….
In this blog post, Karina Ascunce González and Avik Chatterjee highlight the importance of community-based education and research. Karina, a Ph.D. candidate in neuroscience at Yale University, shares how conducting qualitative research with Latine populations in Boston shaped her understanding of community health and how to best serve communities….
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 who seek to maintain the status quo—where healthcare and health professional education prioritize the needs of a privileged few over the needs of everyone who makes our society great….
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 of the society in which it exists. If you’d like to be considered for a Social Mission Champion feature, complete the form below.
