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General Information

Work Location: Los Angeles, USA
Onsite or Remote
Fully On-Site
Work Schedule
Part-time, variable hours
Posted Date
07/08/2024
Salary Range: $18 - 38.5 Hourly
Employment Type
5 - Student: Casual/Restricted
Duration
Official start date until 6/30/2025
Job #
17335

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

The Structural Racism and Health Equity Tutor will work closely with the Structural Racism and Health Equity Theme Chairs, the Associate Dean for Curricular Affairs, and the Curricular Affairs Office to review all curricular materials for signs of bias and to suggest integration of anti-racist teachings and principles to faculty responsible for delivery of content. In this role, you will also facilitate small group discussions with medical students and assess students’ written reflections on structural determinants of health topics. 

The shared values of the DGSOM are expressed in the Cultural North Star, which was developed by members of our community. These are the standards to which we hold ourselves, and one another.

Salary Range: $18.00 - $38.50 Hourly


Job Qualifications

Required:

  • Students should be in good academic standing and will have successfully completed at least first-year coursework of medical school.
  • Well-versed and comfortable with identifying and addressing how structural racism manifests in medical education, clinical practice, and society, as well as its implications for community health and well-being.
  • Knowledgeable about key concepts including structural versus social determinants of health, racial capitalism, history of medical experimentation, race-based medicine, race as a social construct.
  • Skills to work directly with medical students and faculty on ways to eliminate and address issues related to structural racism in the curriculum.
  • Low-income, first generation, and underrepresented minority students are encouraged to apply.

Preferred:

  • Prior demonstrated commitment to organizing for racial justice at DGSOM.


As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.