Office of Social Justice

Mission

The mission of the Office of Social Justice is to ensure equity and fair access to healthcare and health promoting institutions. The Office takes action toward this goal by training Keck School of Medicine students, staff and faculty on social justice issues, implementing collaborations and clinics that address social determinants of health and barriers to care, recognizing and celebrating social justice practitioners in the Keck community, and using research and evaluation to establish the effectiveness of a social justice approach to health.

Programs currently in development include “come as you are” clinics, community health screenings, Keck School of Medicine Neighborhood Health Initiative and training on implicit bias, structural competence, trauma informed care, cultural humility, anti-racism, white allyship and policy advocacy.

Antiracism, Allyship & Institutional Climate Change

Learn about how we are promoting behavioral change in the Keck School community such that we move toward achieving an institutional climate in which diverse students, staff and faculty can thrive. Learn more.

Resources

• Pain, Promise & Possibility: Toward a More Equitable & Inclusive USC. Report of the USC Racial Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (REDI) Task Force. (2021)
• AAMC Center for Health Justice: Conferences & Webinars
• Health Equity Podcasts from the American Hospital Association Institute for Diversity and Health Equity (IFDHE)

Visit the resources page on the Keck School Intranet (accessible to faculty, staff and students)