ADVOCACY
PILLAR DESCRIPTION:
STRENGTHEN THE ABILITY OF SURGEONS TO ENGAGE IN POLITICAL AND
SOCIAL PLATFORMS TO IMPROVE THE CARE OF SURGICAL PATIENTS.
ENCOURAGE THE ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES TOWARDS ADDRESSING
SURGICAL INEQUALITIES.
Aims:
Advocate for patients on a personal level within the doctor-patient relationship.
Engage in meaningful dialogue at the institutional, city, state, and national level to improve surgical equity.
Encourage participation in the formulation and evolution of healthcare policies that address the social determinants of health.
Recent Event: Dr. Thomas Duncan on Surgical advocacy and Family justice centers
ADVOCACY ELECTIVE
The SRS Advocacy Elective was started to instruct medical students on health policy, activism, and civic engagement to make change for patients at a local, state, national level. The curriculum is composed of instruction on the civic process and is complemented by speakers involved in the process themselves. Across their four years of medical school, students will choose a topic of interest and complete a Capstone project.
