Health Justice Fellowship

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The Health Justice Fellowship is a nine-month virtual program dedicated to nurturing the growth of trainees who already show a commitment to advancing health justice in health professions training. The virtual portion of the fellowship will consist of monthly seminars, group learning community meetings, 1-on-1 mentoring, and Health Justice Student Assembly webinars (approximately 6 hrs per month). It will also include a four day in-person intensive during the Social Mission Alliance Conference and Student Assembly Pre-Conference.

All fellows are provided a $2,000 stipend for their time and effort. To be eligible, you must be currently enrolled as a student in good standing at a U.S. medical school, dental school, nursing school, physician associate program, or school of public health.

Applications open annually in July; subscribe to our newsletter to be notified when they open so you don’t miss the application deadline.

Meet the 2024/25 Health Justice Fellows

Natasha Dark

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

Class of 2026

Reagan Dunham

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRITZKER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

Class of 2028

Shiraz Ibrahim

UCLA SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Class of 2025

Jenny Rivillas-O’Neill

YALE SCHOOL OF NURSING, DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE

Class of 2025

Bryant Rucker

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PROGRAM

Class of 2026

Alejandra Salemi

DUKE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE DEPARTMENT OF POPULATION HEALTH SCIENCES

Class of 2026

Uju Nwizu

UCLA SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Class of 2025

Previous Health Justice Fellows

2023/24

  • Jamie Eidsath
  • Kiara Marmolejos
  • Ujuoñu “Uju” Nwizu
  • Temitope “Aisha” Oshilaja
  • María J. Ruiz
  • Makeen Yasar
  • Stacie Davis

2022/23

  • Stacie Davis
  • Madeline Kane
  • Cristina Musch-Hernández
  • Thuan Nguyen
  • Renán E. Orellana, DO
  • Annalyn Velasquez

2021/22

  • Zena Ahmed
  • Erina Horikawa
  • Wajeha Mahmoud
  • Daniel Tounsel
Stacie preforms a dental exam on someone
Group of students stand for a photo outside a sign for the "Jonathan & Karin Fielding School of Public Health"

Future Feature Fridays

To invigorate Social Mission Alliance’s social media presence with student perspectives on issues related to social mission in health professional education, on the first Friday of each month, one Health Justice initiative or Student Assembly member gets the opportunity to posts about themselves, activities they’re involved in, and their interests relative to social mission across SMA’s social media platforms.

Below is a list of students who have been featured, with links to recaps of their takeovers when applicable. 

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.