SAFE’s Goals

  1. Collaborate to make firearm injury prevention education a priority at every United States medical school.

  2. Be a leading source of medical education materials on effective ways to teach firearm injury prevention strategies to medical students and the community.

  3. Build on the energy, passion, and innovation of the future leaders in healthcare to alter the culture of firearm ownership.


SAFE Updates


Welcome from SAFE Co-Founder Dr. Sarabeth Spitzer


Four Ways to Make an Impact

1. Join or Start a SAFE Chapter - Visit our Chapters and Ally page here

 

2. Complete SAFE’s Firearm Injury Prevention Curriculum Survey

SAFE is working on a project examining how firearm injury prevention education is incorporated into U.S. medical school curricula.

If you work in curriculum at your institution, we ask you to complete the following brief survey.

The following schools have already completed the survey:

  • Stanford University

  • Eastern Virginia University School of Medicine

  • George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

  • Touro University - California

  • UTHealth Houston

 

3. Join the SAFE Community by Attending an Event

SAFE has multiple in-person and virtual events coming up in 2026.

 

4. Donate to SAFE - Make firearm injury prevention education a priority at every U.S. medical school

SAFE relies on the generosity of private foundations, institutional sponsors and individuals whose contributions empower this vital work.

Donate $150 or more, and we’ll send you a SAFE scrub top.