Appears In: “Dialogue Series”

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....

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....

The Social Mission Alliance Student Assembly held a webinar to address racial and socioeconomic disparities of attrition rates in health professional education. The panelists talk about the current state of attrition, what contributes to these levels, examples they have encountered in the past, and what can be done in the future to reduce disparities....

In the State of the Social Mission Alliance Webinar, hosted on January 19, 2023, we heard from multiple members of the SMA team on current, past, and future endeavors for advancing social mission in health professions education. Director Toyese Oyeyemi described the decision to change the Alliance’s name from Beyond Flexner Alliance to Social Mission Alliance, and introduced the agenda for the meeting....

Critical conversations among student leaders about their experiences during the pandemic and the disproportionate impact on students of color. Hosted by AMSA and BFA....

Students and faculty discuss public health principles in COVID-19, students mobilizing in a crisis, and health equity in the pandemic....

Learn about political issues that are impacting health professions student. The discussion led to a letter from students to the Biden administration....

How is the Beyond Flexner Alliance pursuing its mission? In this video, Executive Director Toyese Oyeyemi talks about pushing social mission and anti-racism work forward....

Dr. Rogers’ prescient insights about the challenges we face in building a social mission movement are timely today in light of the changes in attitudes in the post-Trump era....