#HealthEquity movement to innovate health professions education to build a more just + equitable health system for all. Learn more at socialmission.org #MedSkyhttps://bsky.app/profile/socialmission.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/socialmission.bsky.social/post/3lzomhacekk2iEquity 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 @docswithdisability.bsky.social25 Sep 2025 18:47 +0000at://did:plc:hnhkcwtb4mkrdvpfpsielar2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzomhacekk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/socialmission.bsky.social/post/3lv447kdfes2kApply 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 https://socialmission.org/training-programs/health-justice-fellowship/29 Jul 2025 12:28 +0000at://did:plc:hnhkcwtb4mkrdvpfpsielar2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv447kdfes2khttps://bsky.app/profile/socialmission.bsky.social/post/3ltp2c2jygs2gGreat 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." [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Jul 2025 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:hnhkcwtb4mkrdvpfpsielar2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltp2c2jygs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/socialmission.bsky.social/post/3lrpzcuetgk2iWhat 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 : https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/cpci/docs/Structural-Competency-Handouts-Berkeley-Rad-Med-Critical-Social-Medicine..pdf16 Jun 2025 12:48 +0000at://did:plc:hnhkcwtb4mkrdvpfpsielar2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrpzcuetgk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/socialmission.bsky.social/post/3lrimlvo54c2h📊 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: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/aug/10/black-patients-bias-prescriptions-pain-management-medicine-opioids?13 Jun 2025 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:hnhkcwtb4mkrdvpfpsielar2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrimlvo54c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/socialmission.bsky.social/post/3lr6l25nzuc2cDr. Sophie Trawalter: “Black Americans are systematically under-treated for pain.” Implicit bias isn’t just theory—it’s practice or is it not? https://batten.virginia.edu/about/news/black-americans-are-systematically-under-treated-pain-why09 Jun 2025 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:hnhkcwtb4mkrdvpfpsielar2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr6l25nzuc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/socialmission.bsky.social/post/3lquehnavks2l✍️ 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.social05 Jun 2025 12:53 +0000at://did:plc:hnhkcwtb4mkrdvpfpsielar2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lquehnavks2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/socialmission.bsky.social/post/3lqmswqxlds2cHealth 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.” https://www.milbank.org/2025/04/creating-a-physician-assistant-workforce-that-represents-all-communities/02 Jun 2025 12:51 +0000at://did:plc:hnhkcwtb4mkrdvpfpsielar2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqmswqxlds2chttps://bsky.app/profile/socialmission.bsky.social/post/3lqajsrpdns27Our 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 https://socialmission.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/FL-report-7.12.24.pdf @gw-workforce.bsky.social #diversity #healthcare #medEd28 May 2025 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:hnhkcwtb4mkrdvpfpsielar2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqajsrpdns27https://bsky.app/profile/socialmission.bsky.social/post/3lq5rqduxrk2aDid 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. https://www.hpsa.org/programs/courses/becoming-a-student-doctor/ #studentDoctor #medEd27 May 2025 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:hnhkcwtb4mkrdvpfpsielar2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq5rqduxrk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/socialmission.bsky.social/post/3lppgu7a5kk2w"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." [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 May 2025 20:28 +0000at://did:plc:hnhkcwtb4mkrdvpfpsielar2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lppgu7a5kk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/socialmission.bsky.social/post/3lo56dwbnik2tBecome 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 https://macyfoundation.org/macy-scholars/apply01 May 2025 20:42 +0000at://did:plc:hnhkcwtb4mkrdvpfpsielar2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo56dwbnik2thttps://bsky.app/profile/socialmission.bsky.social/post/3lmf3jxkses2g"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." [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Apr 2025 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:hnhkcwtb4mkrdvpfpsielar2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmf3jxkses2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/socialmission.bsky.social/post/3llwao5rcls2fBryant 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... https://www.milbank.org/2025/04/crea..03 Apr 2025 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:hnhkcwtb4mkrdvpfpsielar2/app.bsky.feed.post/3llwao5rcls2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/socialmission.bsky.social/post/3ll4tvtspq22h🚨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: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/nJi_xrsqSF6mUDRqFb-6ew #PA #HealthEquity @gw-workforce.bsky.social24 Mar 2025 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:hnhkcwtb4mkrdvpfpsielar2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll4tvtspq22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/socialmission.bsky.social/post/3lkqeehvjm22nHow can we reduce diagnostic errors in health care? Join the @nationalacademies.org Health and Medicine Division for a hybrid public workshop exploring curricula and training programs, patient and community-centered approaches, AI, and more. Register: https://events.nationalacademies.org/44094_04-2025_advancing-health-care-professional-education-and-training-in-diagnostic-excellence?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=NASEM_share_intent19 Mar 2025 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:hnhkcwtb4mkrdvpfpsielar2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkqeehvjm22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/socialmission.bsky.social/post/3lkofowjjrc2yIndigenous knowledge should be integrated throughout #MedEd and other health professions education. Check out "An Introduction to Traditional Healing in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities" https://www.mededportal.org/doi/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11506 @aamctoday.bsky.social #IndigenousHealth18 Mar 2025 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:hnhkcwtb4mkrdvpfpsielar2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkofowjjrc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/socialmission.bsky.social/post/3lklext33ms22Advocacy is a central part of who we are, and we want you to join us. The #ForUsAll campaign is fighting for transformative health justice in health professions training institutions centered around these 5 pillars. Join us & learn more: socialmission.org/for-us-all/ #MedSky #Nursing #Dentistry #PA17 Mar 2025 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:hnhkcwtb4mkrdvpfpsielar2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lklext33ms22