Students and Residents
Social Accountability Lab for Learning and Teaching (SALLT)
SALLT is intended to be a catalyst for passionate students and committed ‘change-makers’ in order to build social accountability ‘champions’ in the College of Medicine. SALLT offers experiential learning opportunities to put social accountability theory into practice. Thus, this fund is geared toward students who desire to build their community engagement, leadership and advocacy skills and are willing to share and contribute to future students’ learning. Please see the guidelines and application below for more information.
More About the Social Accountability Lab for Learning and Teaching
The Social Accountability Lab for Learning and Teaching (SALLT) supports College of Medicine undergraduate, graduate students and residents’ meaningful engagement in their own learning and their contribution to others’ learning, to involve students in creative and innovative learning about social accountability, and to provide opportunities for community engagement and advocacy training.
SALLT will provide up to $3,000 in funding, per project.
The project must meet the following requirements:
- Be related to and contribute to the growing body of best practices in social accountability and community-engaged medical education
- Be related to advocacy work
- Be health equity focused and community-engaged
Note: All students/residents must have at least one faculty member or a community mentor linked to their project to provide guidance and mentorship. This faculty or community member must provide a letter of support included in the application. Students or residents have up to one year to complete the project.
Student Group Funding
The Division of Social Accountability aims to support student groups in their pursuit of social justice and health equity in their communities. Projects should contribute to a mutually beneficial, reciprocal relationship with community, and help contribute to the goals of the student group. This student group funding should also help to build leadership and advocacy capacity within the student body. Please see the guidelines and application below for more information.
Student Group Funding will provide up to $300 in funding, per project.
The project must meet the following requirements:
- Be related to advocacy work
- Be health equity focused and community-engaged
- Be in partnership with community
Note: Students or residents have up to six months to complete the project. Succesful projects should also provide the Division of Social Accountability with at least one photo of their efforts.