Students come to RUSH passionate about our longstanding commitment to community engagement, global health and health equity. The Health Equity and Social Justice Leadership Program is a selective four-year longitudinal program that will empower you with the knowledge, skills and experiences necessary to advocate for health equity throughout your career.
What can I expect participating in the program?
During the first two years of the program, you will participate in both classroom and community experiences, as well as a longitudinal project with a community organization. Your third year will include a self-study curriculum as well as quarterly seminars. In the fourth year of the program, you will participate in quarterly seminars and complete an equity-focused elective that can be locally or globally oriented.
The Health Equity and Social Justice Leadership Program provides a supportive environment through which you can collaborate with several Rush initiatives including the Rush Community Service Initiatives Program, Office of Global Health, Office of Community Health Equity and Engagement, Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Center for Community Health Equity and West Side United.
The Health Equity and Social Justice Leadership Program opened doors to my proudest accomplishments in medical school. I published and presented research, won scholarships and continued to be a part of health equity leadership conferences at institutions across the country. These experiences prepared me to be an effective health equity and social justice advocate who is dedicated to life-long skill development, inclusivity and humility as a physician.