The BFA challenges an opinion in the Wall Street Journal that physicians cannot and should not strive to address the social injustice. Medical Schools Do Need an Overhaul. Doctors need to be trained in public health, health equity, and social justice.COVID-19 is laying bare society’s underlying structural inequities that increase the risk of exposure, infection, and death for minority and…
The Beyond Flexner Alliance community is deeply heartbroken by the loss of George Floyd, Tony McDade, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor – and so many others in America’s black communities – who have suffered discrimination and inexcusable losses because of racism, violence and injustice. Racism pervades all sectors of society. Healthcare and education is no exception. The Beyond Flexner Alliance…
An assessment of racial and ethnic diversity of graduates of dental schools compared to the diversity of populations they draw from. About the Research In July 2021, The Journal of Dental Education Published a study to assess racial and ethnic diversity of graduates of each dental school compared to the diversity of populations they draw from, and to assess changes…
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…
A tool to help leaders and learners elevate social mission in their schools and communities. The Social Mission Metrics Initiative centers around the creation and use of metrics to measure social mission in dental, medical, and nursing schools across the United States. By providing school leaders with a tool to objectively assess the status of social mission at their school,…
Social Mission Alliance founder Fitzhugh Mullan describes the parameters that show the commitment of health professions schools to social mission. Education, research, and service are well-established missions of health professions schools and teaching hospitals in the United States. The role of social mission in these institutions is vitally important but less clear. Broadly defined, the social mission of a health…
Beyond Flexner Alliance Fall 2022 Newsletter. The Flexner Report of 1910 transformed the landscape of medical education in America through changing the standards of medical schools. Its legacy of admissions, education, and research standards profoundly changed the medical profession: most notably, the findings led to the closure of most colleges that prioritized training learners who identified as Black, female, and in rural settings….
TwitterSpace Event on Wednesday, August 10th! There is no doubt that the Supreme Court’s verdict overturning Roe v. Wade has had a major detrimental impact on women’s health and healthcare more broadly. Join us Wednesday evening (tomorrow) from 8-9pm EST to discuss the impact this ruling has on abortion access, health professional education, and reproductive health providers across the nation. Moderated…
These are trying times for many of us in the health professions committed to social mission. The Supreme Court’s verdict gutting Roe v. Wade has been a massive blow to the rights of women and pregnant people to access safe abortion care. With abortion care no longer a guaranteed right, women and pregnant people lose a crucial safety net on which they can fall back on in unforeseen circumstances. In a country where the maternal mortality rate reaches unimaginably high levels, outlawing abortion ignores the larger picture relating to healthcare access….
After two years of living in a virtual community, we are pleased to have been able to convene in person during the 2022 Beyond Flexner Conference, co-hosted by AT Still University and Arizona State University Edson College of Nursing, in Phoenix, Arizona. We are grateful for all of our sponsors and attendees — both in person and virtual. We could not have made the conference a success without this vibrant community of passionate leaders!…
The Social Mission Alliance is a joint activity with the Mullan Institute and George Washington University. Learn more about the Mullan Institute here.
