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Find peer reviewed articles, implementation tools, and real world examples of social mission in practice at institutions and programs across the United States. The Social Mission Resource Library continues to grow, so check back often! If you have suggestions for resources to add, please submit them here.
You can search for Social Mission resources based on Activity Area, Topic, or both. Social Mission Action Areas reflect core operations and functions of health professions education institutions and programs that can be targeted for action to advance equity. Use this search filter if you are interested in resources describing actions, interventions, and inputs. The Social Mission Resource Library Action Areas are:
Admissions & Recruitment This Action Area includes but is not limited to Alternative Metrics/Holistic Admissions, Pipeline & Pathway Programs, Targeted Recruitment Strategies, and Financial Support
Educational Programming This Action Area includes but is not limited to Incorporation of Health Equity Principles, Interprofessional Education, Community-based Learning, and Anti-racist Curricula
Institutional Culture This Action Area includes but is not limited to Governance & Policy, DEI Training, Faculty & Leadership Diversity, and Mentorship
Community Engagement This Action Area includes but is not limited to Community Needs Assessment, Community Partnerships, and Community Representation in Health Professions Education
Advocacy & Activism This Action Area includes but is not limited to Advocacy Training for Students and Faculty and External Advocacy Efforts
Measurement & Assessment This Action Area includes efforts to measure, assess, or evaluate institutional performance related to social mission
You can search for Social Mission resources based on Activity Area, Topic, or both. Social Mission Topics can be thought of as goals or outcome areas. Use this filter to see resources displayed based on outcome(s) of interest. Social Mission Topics are:
Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Diversity and representation of underrepresented groups among learners, faculty, and leadership across; The perceptions, attitudes, and expectations that define an institution, particularly as seen from the perspectives of individuals who are underrepresented based on race, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation, mental and physical ability, or other dimensions of diversity; Policies and governance structures that institutionalize social mission.
Practice in underserved areas or settings Learners and providers servicing rural or underserved communities/facilities
Specialty choice Learners and providers practicing in high need specialty areas, especially primary care
Health equity champions Learners, practitioners, faculty, and administrators having the knowledge, competencies, attitudes, skills, and/or intent to address health inequities
Community partnerships Programs and policies that address community inequities via external partnerships and practices
Patient & Community health Effects of health professions education on health outcomes at the patient, community, or population level
Durham Walker C, McCray GG, Wimes A, Levine D, Rivers D. Training Medical Students to Recognize, Understand, and Mitigate the Impact of Racism in a Service-Learning Course. Prev Chronic Dis. 2023 May 18;20:E41. doi: 10.5888/pcd20.220367. PMID: 37200501; PMCID: PMC10199695.
Campbell, K.M., Tumin, D., Linares, J.I. et al. The Relationship Between the Social Mission Content of Medical School Mission Statements and Minority Faculty Representation Among Faculty and Senior Leadership. J Immigrant Minority Health (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-023-01555-5
Ko M, Henderson MC, Fancher TL, London MR, Simon M, Hardeman RR. US Medical School Admissions Leaders’ Experiences With Barriers to and Advancements in Diversity, Equity, and inclusion. JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(2):e2254928. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.54928
Ku L, Mullan F, Serrano C, Barber Z, Shin P. (2015). Teaching Health Centers: A Promising Approach for Building Primary Care Workforce for the 21st Century. Geiger Gibson / RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collective. https://geigergibson.publichealth.gwu.edu/40-teaching-health-centers-promising-approach-building-primary-care-workforce-21st-century
Bandyopadhyay S, Boylan CT, Baho YG, Casey A, Asif A, Khalil H, Badwi N, Patel R. Ethnicity-related stereotypes and their impacts on medical students: A critical narrative review of health professions education literature. Med Teach. 2022 Sep;44(9):986-996. doi: 10.1080/0142159X.2022.2051464. Epub 2022 Mar 21. PMID: 35311604.
Margo Brooks Carthon J, Nguyen TH, Pancir D, Chittams J. Enrollment of underrepresented minorities in nursing majors: A cross sectional analysis of U.S. nursing schools. Nurse Educ Today. 2015 Nov;35(11):1102-7. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2015.06.007. Epub 2015 Jun 24. PMID: 26231085.
Brooks Carthon JM, Nguyen TH, Chittams J, Park E, Guevara J. Measuring success: results from a national survey of recruitment and retention initiatives in the nursing workforce. Nurs Outlook. 2014 Jul-Aug;62(4):259-67. doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2014.04.006. Epub 2014 Apr 26. PMID: 24880900; PMCID: PMC4550082.
Lindsay AC. Avancemos! Building Partnerships Between Academia and Underserved Latinx Communities to Address Health Disparities Through a Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research Program. Health Promot Pract. 2022 Jul;23(4):569-576. doi: 10.1177/1524839920953782. Epub 2020 Aug 28. PMID: 32857611.
Nakae S, Martinez S, Juarez JJ, Beltran Sanchez C. The Impacts of Engagement in the Latino Medical Student Association. Health Equity. 2023 Feb 16;7(1):109-115. doi: 10.1089/heq.2022.0099. PMID: 36876234; PMCID: PMC9982135.
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Intentional Diversity in Academia: Recruiting, Admitting, Enrolling, and Retaining Underrepresented Students in Nursing Programs
Akintade B, González J, Idzik S, Indenbaum-Bates K. Topic: intentional diversity in academia: Recruiting, admitting, enrolling, and retaining underrepresented students in nursing programs. J Prof Nurs. 2023 Mar-Apr;45:21-28. doi: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2023.01.004. Epub 2023 Feb 6. PMID: 36889890.