Appears In: “Student Assembly”

The War of Attrition in Health Professional Education

Webinar • 02/24/2023

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....
Nursing Strike

Don’t Agonize, Organize! Healthcare in Crisis and Resident Physician Unionization

Webinar • 01/31/2023

Nursing Strike
Watch a recording of the January 2023 Student Assembly webinar on unionization in the health workforce....

State of Social Mission Alliance Webinar

Webinar • 01/20/2023

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....

How Can Health Professions Students Help to Fight the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Webinar • 12/01/2022

As federal officials determine when and how to reopen the country, numerous public health experts fear that the United States is significantly short of the public health workers needed to mitigate another occurrence and properly perform contract tracing....

Champion Spotlight

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.