Social Mission of Health Professions Schools

Lawrence Deyton, MSPH, MD, of the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences discusses the clinical public health curriculum work at GW and how these principles are being deployed in response to COVID-19. David Edelman, MD, of Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons provides a student’s perspective, noting especially how interprofessional students can build on existing structures and relationships to mobilize in a crisis. Veronica Thierry Mallett, MD, MMM, of Meharry Medical College shares community strategies and approaches Meharry has undertaken to improve health equity during the pandemic and future recommendations for health care providers and policy makers.

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relevant resources

• Social Mission Metrics: Developing a Survey to Guide Health Professions Schools
• GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences Curricula and Programs in Clinical Public Health
• Columbia University COVID-19 Student Service Corps
• Johns Hopkins Service-Learning Toolkit
• Black Medical Leaders: Coronavirus Magnifies Racial Inequities, with Deadly Consequences
• Meharry Medical College COVID-19 Assessment Site Helps Underserved Community
• Researchers Study Why Men Seem To Be More Affected By COVID-19
• Global Health 50/50 COVID-19 Sex-Disaggregated Data Tracker
• KFF Growing Data Underscore that Communities of Color are Being Harder Hit by COVID-19
• Urban COVID-19: Policies to Protect People and Communities
• AMA COVID-19 Health Equity Resource