SALUD is a Latinx Center of Excellence (LCOE) initiative that is aimed at increasing the individual and group mentorship available to residents from Latinx and medically, economically, or educationally disadvantaged backgrounds in all departments across UCSF. SALUD encourages residents to consider academic careers, assists in forming key relationships with faculty researchers and clinician-educators, and addresses personal and group barriers to academic careers.
In partnership with Graduate Medical Education (GME), SALUD offers quarterly Academic Career Night events for all residents that address common themes in academic medicine and provide increased visibility for academic work in health disparities. The SALUD program also works closely with the UCSF GME Pathways Program to deliver interactive career development workshops and individual career development meetings for residents from Latinx and medically, economically, or educationally disadvantaged backgrounds across all Pathways.
The SALUD program is led by UCSF LCOE faculty Dr. Sarah Alba-Nguyen and Dr. Meshell Johnson in collaboration with Dr. Michelle Guy.
For more information on SALUD, please contact:
Stephanie Gordon Rivera
Email: [email protected]
The SALUD program is open to all residents who are interested in working with medically, economically, or educationally disadvantaged populations. If you believe that you can benefit from this program, please consider applying. All are welcome to apply, and SALUD does not use race, gender, sex, or other protected categories or proxies for protected categories in the selection process.