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Social Mission Alliance @socialmission.bsky.social · 13d

Equity in #MedEd is dependent on the learning environments we create. The new @acadmedjournal.bsky.social Disability Supplement includes papers on new frameworks, accommodations, and highlights the critical role of DRPs.
➡️https://bit.ly/AM_DisabilitySupplement

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Social Mission Alliance @socialmission.bsky.social · Jul 29

Apply to be a Social Mission Health Justice Fellow! We're looking for health professions students with a demonstrated commitment to advancing health justice in health professions education to apply by 11:50pm EDT on August 18 socialmission.org/training-pro...

HJ Fellows - Social Mission Alliance

Health Justice Fellowship ANNOUNCEMENT: 2025/2026 Applications are Open We’re looking for health professions students with a demonstrated commitment to advancing health justice in health professions e...

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Social Mission Alliance @socialmission.bsky.social · Jul 11

Great episode from @embodiedwunc.bsky.social exemplifying the need for a diverse mental health workforce:
"Maybe the cultural norms I was being raised with were different from what my therapist assumed... Eventually I just decided it wasn't a fit any more."

Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · Jul 10

'The majority of mental health professionals in the U.S. are white. Therapists of color are working to expand the diversity of their field and increase access to meet a rising demand for their services.' | @embodiedwunc.bsky.social
www.wunc.org/show/embodie...

Why We Need More Therapists Of Color

The majority of mental health professionals in the U.S. are white. Therapists of color are working to expand the diversity of their field and increase access to meet a rising demand for their services...

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Docs With Disabilities Initiative @docswithdisability.bsky.social · Jun 26

📢New in @acadmedjournal.bsky.social: Triano & Meeks spotlight how DRPs shape #MedEd access through student support, policy reform & cultural change.

Yet only 9% of med schools employ a specialized DRP

Read more at link 👇

bit.ly/AcadMed_Stre...

#AccessInMedicine #DocsWithDisabilities

Screenshot of a journal article from Academic Medicine, titled “Strengthening Disability Inclusion in Medical Education: The Role of Disability Resource Professionals Through Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Framework” by Sarah E. Triano, MS, NCC, LPC, and Lisa M. Meeks, PhD, MA. Published June 23, 2025, with DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000006149. The article appears in the Disability Inclusion in UME Supplement. A shortened URL is displayed at the bottom: https://bit.ly/AcadMed_StrengtheningDisabilityInclusion. The logos of Academic Medicine and AAMC are shown at the top.

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Pulse--voices from the heart of medicine @pulsevoices.org · Jun 26

"Recovering From Moral Injury" by Kim Bui is a gripping journey on physician burnout and finding the right fit to fuel your passion.
pulsevoices.org/stories/reco...

#MedSky #medicalhumanities #burnout #experience #healthcare #primarycare #patients #medicine #inspiration #journey #story #writers

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Association of Clinicians for the Underserved @acunderserved.bsky.social · Jun 20

We're honored to welcome Dr. Candice Chen, Associate Administrator of HRSA's Bureau of Health Workforce, as a keynote speaker at ACU's 2025 Conference! A renowned public health leader, Dr. Chen oversees BHW's workforce-building initiatives across the U.S.

✅ Register now for #ACUConf: bit.ly/408VR1C

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Social Mission Alliance @socialmission.bsky.social · Jun 16

What is structural competency? It's the ability to recognize how systems—not just symptoms—shape health outcomes.
Learn more 👇Read this wonderful source and share your thoughts : www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/cpci/d...

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Social Mission Alliance @socialmission.bsky.social · Jun 13

📊 Health Equity Fact – 'Black patients are ~50% less likely to receive opioid meds in the ER than white patients. This disparity highlights deep-rooted bias in pain treatment.'
Source: www.theguardian.com/science/2016...?

Health equity fact. Black patients are about 50% less likely to receive opioid meds in the ER than white patients

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Social Mission Alliance @socialmission.bsky.social · Jun 9

Dr. Sophie Trawalter: “Black Americans are systematically under-treated for pain.” Implicit bias isn’t just theory—it’s practice or is it not?
batten.virginia.edu/about/news/b...

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Social Mission Alliance @socialmission.bsky.social · Jun 5

✍️ Mission Moment – Founding story or moment of impact.
Last year’s conference was a lasting moment in our history, and we can’t wait to convene again in 2026! Until then, we’re listening back to Dr. Davarian Baldwin’s keynote presentation @davarianbaldwin.bsky.social

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MedEdPORTAL @mededportal.bsky.social · Jun 2

This workshop includes an introduction to American Indian/Alaska Native history & the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People crisis to provide critical context on the health impacts of intergenerational trauma on the #AI/AN community. #Medsky #MedEd
www.mededportal.org/doi/10.15766...

An American Indian healthcare worker shows an elderly American Indian patient how to use a syringe to draw insulin from a vial. Black text at the bottom of the image reads "Seeing Our Native Patients: A Case-based Learning Module on Intergenerational Trauma in American Indian/Alaska Native People."

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Social Mission Alliance @socialmission.bsky.social · Jun 2

Health Justice Fellow Bryant Rucker on diversity of the PA Workforce: “Health professional schools have a duty to train a representative workforce that will improve health outcomes for our diverse and aging population.” www.milbank.org/2025/04/crea...

Creating a Physician Assistant Workforce That Represents All Communities | Milbank Memorial Fund

We need a more racially and ethnically diverse PA workforce to reflect the US patient population, But despite the significant increase in the number of PA graduates, there has been a steady decrease i...

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Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity @gw-workforce.bsky.social · May 28

Upcoming webinar on the role of Medical Assistants (MAs) role in primary care. Join on June 12 from 12-1pm nyhealthfoundation.org/event/optimi... #NewYork #medicalAssistant

Optimizing Medical Assistants’ Role on Primary Care Teams Across New York State - New York Health Foundation

Medical Assistants (MAs) are one of the fastest-growing health care professions. They are key members of primary care teams who take medical histories, measure vital signs, prepare patients for exams,...

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Social Mission Alliance @socialmission.bsky.social · May 28

Our report on the Race and Ethnicity of the Florida Health Workforce shows a major gap that needs to be closed among their health professions schools. Learn more socialmission.org/wp-content/u... @gw-workforce.bsky.social #diversity #healthcare #medEd

In Florida,

Black graduates are under-represented among graduates in 9 of 9 medical schools.

Hispanic graduates are under-represented in 8 of the 9.

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Social Mission Alliance @socialmission.bsky.social · May 27

Did you know there’s a course on becoming a student doctor? The Health Professionals Student Association made a resource to help aspiring healthcare providers discover their professional mission. www.hpsa.org/programs/cou... #studentDoctor #medEd

Becoming a Student Doctor

Becoming a Student Doctor is a self-paced online course that helps students understand the healthcare system and serving within it.

www.hpsa.org

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Social Mission Alliance @socialmission.bsky.social · May 21

"I didn't ace the U.S. Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step exams...But when I entered medical school and residency, I found my stride...Attendings praised my communication with patients and staff, and I built a reputation for teamwork, advocacy, and tenacity to challenge the status quo."

MedPage Today @medpagetoday.com · May 21

In an #OpEd, Franklyn Rocha-Cabrero, MD, discusses Trump's recent order instructing medical accrediting bodies to exclude DEI criteria and rely solely on academic metrics, arguing that such a shift threatens equity and quality in medical education.
www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...

Opinion | Test Scores Never Defined My Competence as an Effective Clinician

Accreditation must remain independent to protect equity in medicine

www.medpagetoday.com

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UCSF Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health @ucsfbixby.bsky.social · May 20

Major medical advancements have vastly changed the possibilities for people living with HIV.

But medical advancements alone aren't enough for people with HIV to build the lives the want.

HIVE Clinic at SF General fights stigma and helps people living with HIV achieve their family-building dreams

HIVE helps people living with HIV achieve their family-building dreams

HIVE and their community will take part in this year’s SF AIDS Walk on July 20th. The event will be a celebration of their groundbreaking work, and an opportunity to make sure it continues.

bixbycenter.ucsf.edu

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Social Mission Alliance @socialmission.bsky.social · May 1

Become a 2026 Macy Faculty Scholar - applications open now!
The Macy Faculty Scholars Program is for early-career educators in medicine and nursing. It seeks to accelerate careers, turn teaching practice into scholarship, & help scholars become impactful leaders
macyfoundation.org/macy-scholar...

Apply

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HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · Apr 21

What's happening to #publichealth is disheartening, but we can't give up now.

RFK Jr. is wrecking public health — but we can (and will) survive this www.salon.com/2025/04/13/r... by @voidvaporvortex.bsky.social via @salonnewsroom.bsky.social CC: @drandrealove.bsky.social @ryanmarino.bsky.social

RFK Jr. is wrecking public health — but we can (and will) survive this

“Make America Healthy Again” has already backfired. It will take generations to fix

www.salon.com

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UC San Diego School of Medicine @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social · Apr 16

MSTP's Alec Calac, Ph.D.'s recently published module in @aamctoday.bsky.social's @mededportal.bsky.social on "An Introduction to Traditional Healing in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities," discusses the importance of coordinating AI/AN patient care with physicians and traditional healers.

Alec Calac (Luiseño), pictured with Brianna Baldwin (Navajo Nation), after presenting his module on traditional healing to medical students at The University of Virginia as part of their Social Issues in Medicine Course.

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Social Mission Alliance @socialmission.bsky.social · Apr 9

"The science is clear that racial and ethnic health disparities are real, that they cost lives, and that they are perpetuated by structures and institutions in society that systematically disadvantage racial and ethnic minoritized populations."

JAMA @jama.com · Apr 9

"How do we know where to draw the line, and when it is time to resist?"

This Viewpoint discusses scientific, medical, and public health actions taken so far during the first week of the administration. #MedSky https://ja.ma/3EeRo5K

How Should Health Care and Public Health Respond to the New US Administration?

This Viewpoint discusses scientific, medical, and public health actions, including withdrawing from the World Health Organization, taken so far during the first week of the Trump administration.

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Social Mission Alliance @socialmission.bsky.social · Apr 3

Bryant Rucker tells us why having a diverse PA workforce is so important, "Today, I wonder if my family in rural Mississippi would have had better outcomes if they had seen health care providers from their community who looked like us."
@milbankfund.bsky.social
www.milbank.org/2025/04/crea...

Creating a Physician Assistant Workforce That Represents All Communities | Milbank Memorial Fund

We need a more racially and ethnically diverse PA workforce to reflect the US patient population, But despite the significant increase in the number of PA graduates, there has been a steady decrease i...

www.milbank.org

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Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity @gw-workforce.bsky.social · Apr 2

🏥 New research shows relationship between use of overtime and travel nurses on patient care.
"Our study shows that when hospitals over rely on travel nurses or overtime for the regular nursing staff, patient safety care may be compromised,”
publichealth.gwu.edu/hospitals-re...
#Hospital #Nurse

Hospitals that Rely on Travel Nurses and Overtime Compromise Patient Safety | Milken Institute School of Public Health | The George Washington University

Hospitals that Rely on Travel Nurses and Overtime Compromise Patient Safety

publichealth.gwu.edu

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Social Mission Alliance @socialmission.bsky.social · Mar 24

🚨This Wednesday🚨 don't miss an important discussion on the challenges and solutions to increasing healthcare workforce diversity. Join 3/26 at 8pm ET & earn up to 1.5 AAPA CME credits. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#PA #HealthEquity @gw-workforce.bsky.social

This activity has been reviewed by the American Academy of Physician Associates Review Panel and is compliant with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.5 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid from 3/26/2025 to 3/27/2026. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation. AAPA reference number: CME-2013364.

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Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity @gw-workforce.bsky.social · Mar 19

Despite the challenges, higher education still has a responsibility to broaden access to public health education. Knowing these challenges will help us address them doi.org/10.2105/AJPH... #HigherEd #PublicHealth

AJPH

American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) from the American Public Health Association (APHA)

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