03/31/2023
March 2023 Newsletter
Newsletter sent March 31, 2023.
Featured
Op-ed written by SMA Director, Toyese Oyeyemi – A Better Way to Measure and Rank Medical Schools
At the beginning of March, SMA Director Toyese Oyeyemi had an op-ed published in MedPage Today. Read about the recent exodus of medical schools from the US News and World Report rankings and our case for switching to social mission ratings over the current ranking system.
Read the full article: A Better Way to Measure and Rank Medical Schools
2022 Annual Report Out Now!
The Social Mission Alliance 2022 Annual Report was recently published on our website. Learn about the decisions behind the name change and updates from our initiatives.
Apply to the Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity Program
Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity is searching for its 2024 cohort to join a lifelong community of health equity leaders. Through a mix of in-person convenings and a virtual curriculum, the fellowship provides mentorship and coaching to build health equity leadership skills with a focus on creating real change in fellows’ communities.
This non-residential fellowship is open to early to mid career professionals from anywhere in the world doing work related to health and is based at the George Washington University. For more information, contact afhe@atlanticfellows.org.
Your Responses
Last month, we called upon members of the Social Mission Alliance to answer the question: What can institutions do to honor Black excellence throughout the year?
The Social Mission Alliance 2022 Annual Report was recently published on our website. Learn about the decisions behind the name change and updates from our initiatives.
Ally Spotlight
University of New Mexico School of Medicine Learning Environment Office
“Our ultimate goal 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 institutional climate.”
We spoke with the Learning Environment Office’s Director, Diana Martínez about combatting learner mistreatment, with examples for how other schools can be engaged in this culture change.
Articles of Interest
New paper published in the Annals of Family Medicine, Revolutionizing Health Professions Admissions to Achieve an Inclusive Workforce, by Nguyen Mytien, Randl Dent, and members of the UC Davis Center for a Diverse Healthcare Workforce, discusses bold strategies to increase diversity in health professions.
“De-prioritizing GPA and standardized exam scores, while prioritizing other metrics is crucial for diversifying the workforce.”
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Association of Primary Care Physicians’ Individual- and Community-Level Characteristics With Contraceptive Service Provision to Medicaid Beneficiaries discusses characteristics of the physician workforce providing contraception care to the Medicaid population.
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The Use of Interpreters in Health Centers: A Mixed-Methods Analysis used quantitative data analysis and qualitative interviews to learn more about language services in federally qualified health centers.
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Learn why ER physicians should be advocating for the suspension of Title 42 Restrictions on asylum for US immigrants
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There are many reasons that low income students are unable or decide not to pursue a medical education, learn more in Economic Disparity and the Physician Pipeline — Medicine’s Uphill Battle
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With an upcoming decision likely to roll back affirmative action, learn how one medical school became remarkably diverse — without considering race in admissions
