The primary purpose of the Fellowship is to expand the workforce focused on anti-racism work for the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

“The mission of the Anti-Racism Student Fellowship is to support and advance the lifelong pursuit of anti-racism, equity, and racial justice as organizing principles of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS).“

David Muller, MD

Director, Institute for Equity and Justice in Health Sciences Education

As a result of student advocacy, faculty/staff mentorship, and leadership buy-in, the Anti-racism Student Fellowship acknowledges and supports student opportunities to engage in anti-racism projects across the functional areas of the Icahn School of Medicine since 2021.

Today, we are proud to continue the legacy of advancing student contributions to anti-racism work in Medical and Graduate Education.

 

Fellowship Benefits

  • Establish close partnerships with faculty across the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS), often resulting in mentorship, scholarly work, and reference letters 
  • Acquire new skills and competencies, which can be valuable for career advancement
  • Be part of meaningful transformational change that can reignite passion and motivation, seeing the impact of your contributions at the individual and institutional levels

As an Anti-Racism Fellow, you will:

  • serve as an invaluable capacity-building resource for school and institution-wide anti-racism initiatives 
  •  longitudinally work on an anti-racism project
  • be supported by a project mentor 
  • be part of a Fellowship participant community-of-practice  
  • have opportunities, if applicable, to convert project into scholarly product(s)*
  • receive $5,000 

*Note: while any of these activities may result in a scholarly product, the primary purpose of the Fellowship is to expand the workforce focused on anti-racism work at the ISMMS. 

Learn more about this year’s projects here. 

Application Requirements

All current Medical, PREP, Master’s, PhD and MD/PhD students are eligible to apply. The 2024-2025 application opens on September 9, 2024 and closes September 23, 2024 at 11:59PM.

Participation Requirements

  • Approximately 20 hours/month for eight or ten months, depending on the project  (October – May or January – October)   

  • Fellows may apply to renew their commitment in subsequent years, up to their full tenure at ISMMS

  • Students on Scholarly Year may not apply for an Anti-racism Student Fellowship

  • Participate in three workshops that will bring together all Fellows

  • Design and facilitate a Chats for Change session

  • Complete one scheduled check-in per semester with the Dean for MedEd/GSBS

Application Process

 Is there an application?

Yes. Students will complete an application for one of several projects at the school, including a “Choose Your Own” Project option, providing students the opportunity to develop and propose their own project. Applications will be reviewed by a committee of students, faculty, and staff who will decide on accepted applications. The 2024-2025 Application opens on September 9, 2024 and closes on September 23, 2024 at 11:59PM.

Where do I apply?

The application will open on September 9, 2024 on September 23, 2024 at 11:59PM. 

Contact Us

Email EquityandJustice@mssm.edu with any questions.

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About Us: The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is a leader in anti-oppression, having established the Racism and Bias Initiative in 2015 as well as the Center for Anti-Racism in Practice in 2021.  Through this work, we developed a change-management strategy to fundamentally change and restructure the way all forms of oppression and bias are addressed in our medical education program.  In 2021, with a grant from Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, we established the Anti-Racist Transformation in Medical Education (ART in Med Ed) initiative, a coalition with 11 other North American medical institutions. In October, 2023 we established the Institute for Equity and Justice in Health Sciences Education, bringing RBI, CAP, and ART in Med Ed under one roof and allowing us to transform the landscape of medicine through initiatives that stop the perpetuation of all forms of bias in medical education.