Mid-Career Health Equity Scholars Program
October 1, 2020 - June 15, 2021
The most recent acts of police violence against Black Americans in the United States, particularly during an ongoing COVID19 pandemic, have once again highlighted our nation’s urgent need for justice and healing. Healthcare professionals play an essential role in creating the structural change needed to build a healthy, sustainable, and equitable future for our patients.
Our vision is to develop healthcare leaders across the U.S who are equipped to advocate for health equity and have the knowledge, skills and motivation to create more equitable systems in their organizations, communities and society.
Our Program
Center for Health Equity Education & Advocacy (CHEEA) is offering a uniquely tailored interprofessional program for mid-career healthcare professionals working in hospitals, primary care centers and other healthcare institutions. This program aims to provide a year-long, longitudinal curriculum with education, workshops and mentorship from CHEEA faculty and staff.
Upon completion, scholars will have the ability to:
Effectively advocate for health and social justice issues
Perform Health Equity Analysis and identify systemic opportunities for action
Use the Community Organizing skills to engage other people in their advocacy projects
Improve their overall leadership skills (including relationship and interprofessional team building)
Is This Program Right for You?
Are you a mid-career practicing clinician passionate about social justice?
Are you ready to take advocacy action in your organization or community?
Do you believe healthcare professionals can be effective advocates for change?
Do you believe that healthcare professionals have a responsibility to address the structural barriers to care?
If the answer to those questions is YES, Mid-Career Health Equity Scholars program is a perfect opportunity for you.
“ ….What I discovered at that summit really floored me-- a community of engaged, thoughtful activists and organizers who knew exactly how to shape the language of change out of the clay of identity, our own words, stories, and experiences. For the first time, I was emboldened to share my voice, to speak out.……Change begins with finding your community and recognizing your own power to mobilize words and action toward the change you want to see. Being trained in public narrative and then getting to participate as a coach helped me to finally understand social justice not just as a hobby I squeeze in on the side of medicine but a fundamental part of who I am as a doctor. And that will sustain me for years to come.”
— Amrapali Maitra, MD, PhD
“As a resident physician, I strongly believe that healing does not begin and end with the individual, but also involves one's community and larger societal context. This course has taught me how to understand my role as an agent of social change and develop my skills as a 'clinician-advocate'.
— Ariel Majidi, MD
"The advocacy course has been one of the most important parts of my medical residency experience. It gave me the chance to zoom out of the hospital and clinic settings to explore the larger factors that impact the health of my patients, including issues related to health care policy, the environment, structural racism, and social justice. Through discussions with experts, visits with organizations, and conducting a collaborative research project, the course supported my development in becoming a more effective advocate to the communities I live in and the people I care for."
— Adam Tapley, MD
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