This SC Core Foundations Course focuses on engaging core concepts of social justice & health equity in order to build a foundation for change. Over MED 10 weeks, students will engage in critical self-reflection, discourse, and activities that strengthen their ability to examine intersections of medicine and oppressive ideological and structural frameworks that produce health inequities. This course will draw heavily from a number of theoretical frameworks, including critical race theory, liberatory consciousness, and equity pedagogy, amongst others to realize the Equity First model. Note: This course is required for Track A of the HE&SJ Scholarly concentration. Students not enrolled in the scholarly concentration may enroll in the course after obtaining the course director's consent.
3 units · Medical Satisfactory/No Credit
This SC Core Foundations Course focuses on engaging core concepts of social justice & health equity in order to build a foundation for change. Over 10 weeks, students will engage in critical self-reflection, discourse, and activities that strengthen their ability to examine intersections of medicine and oppressive ideological and structural frameworks that produce health inequities. This course will draw heavily from a number of theoretical frameworks, including critical race theory, liberatory consciousness, and equity pedagogy, amongst others to realize the Equity First model. Note: This course is required for Track A of the HE&SJ Scholarly concentration. Students not enrolled in the scholarly concentration may enroll in the course after obtaining the course director's consent.
Offered in Winter 2026 at Stanford University.