WCM 3rd Annual Diversity Week April 26th - May 1st 2021 | Office of Faculty Engagement & Inclusion

WCM 3rd Annual Diversity Week April 26th - May 1st 2021 | Office of Faculty Engagement & Inclusion
Office of Faculty Engagement & Inclusion
WCM 3rd Annual Diversity Week April 26th - May 1st 2021
Dean's Message:
Weill Cornell Medicine is delighted to host its third Diversity Week and to share with you the latest scholarship and initiatives related to equity, the needs of diverse patient populations, anti-racism, and social justice. I’m very excited for this event to be back on our calendars, after a break in 2020 due to the pandemic.
A major goal of Diversity Week has been to bring our community together and strengthen our culture of inclusion and belonging. In 2021, our annual celebration of diversity has taken on even greater significance and urgency. The ongoing pandemic has highlighted all too clearly the underlying health and social inequities that leave communities of color more vulnerable to diseases including COVID-19. Widespread civil unrest last summer following the killing of George Floyd and other Black people has fueled much needed dialogue about systemic racism in our country and is inspiring change at all levels.
At Weill Cornell Medicine, we are redoubling our efforts toward greater equity and diversity among our students, staff, faculty, and leadership. New groups have been formed in recent months, including Medical Education’s Equity and Inclusion Initiative and the Graduate School’s Social Justice and Anti-Racism Task Force, which are addressing aspects of the student learning environment. The Office of Institutional Equity has been charged with investigating reports of discrimination and harassment and enhancing fairness in employment practices. Existing units, including the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Diversity Council, and Office of Faculty, are optimizing strategies to develop, mentor, advance, and sustain a diverse faculty. In addition, many individuals and programs throughout our institution are finding innovative ways to strive for social justice and better healthcare for people of every race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, religion, and background.
I am proud of the progress we are making and know that we still have much to do as an institution and as a community. Diversity Week reflects our shared and sustained commitment toward a more equitable and inclusive society for ourselves and for our patients. Many thanks go to all those who organized this year’s event. We have an outstanding line-up of speakers who will be addressing topics that are so important to the future of academic medicine, and I hope you have the opportunity to hear from many of them.
Sincerely,
Augustine M.K. Choi, MD
Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean
Weill Cornell Medicine
Provost for Medical Affairs
Cornell University
Executive Committee On Diversity And Inclusion Welcome Note
On behalf of the Weill Cornell Medicine Office of Diversity and Inclusion, we are pleased to welcome you to the third Annual Diversity Week. The first Diversity Week was launched in the spring of 2018. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic’s distressing impact on our communities in New York City, we cancelled the Dean’s Diversity Week in 2020. In countless ways, 2020 was a haunting year. We encountered as a community, a nation, and globally the devastating effects of COVID-19 and its disproportionate impact on underrepresented and socioeconomically disenfranchised communities in New York and beyond. We also saw the horrendous social justice crises, precipitated by the murder of George Floyd. On the positive side, in 2020 Weill Cornell Medicine was again recognized by the higher education community for its efforts on diversity and inclusion, winning the
INSIGHT Into Diversity Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED)
award for the third year in row.
As noted by Dean Choi, this year we are excited to renew our tradition of hosting the Dean’s Diversity Week with a richer agenda.  Diversity Week celebrates our achievements and highlights our activities related to diversity and inclusion. It also promotes health equity and explicitly affirms our strong belief in the relationship between diversity and inclusion in our academic workforce and national efforts to reduce or eliminate disparities in health care.
Once again it is important to note that the Dean’s Diversity Week is made possible by the unwavering support of our academic leaders starting with the Cornell University Office of the President, the Weill Cornell Medicine Board of Fellows, the Dean’s Office, and the numerous departmental/divisional heads across our institution for whom this week represents an opportunity to affirm their commitment to diversity and inclusion.
We also thank our keynote speakers and guest speakers who will appear on Zoom to celebrate the week with us. Especial thanks to the many members of our Weill Cornell Medicine and New York-Presbyterian community whose contributions make Diversity Week academically engaging and create a collaborative working and learning environment year-round. Lastly, we thank all the faculty, students, staff, and guests who take time from their busy days to attend the various lectures (in our virtual meeting spaces) and who enrich our community with their different perspectives, skills, and life experiences.
With warm regards,
Executive Committee on Diversity and Inclusion
Agenda
Prelude Events
Thursday, April 22, 2021
2:00PM – 3:30PM
Breaking Bread: a panel discussion on “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks”
Departments of Biochemistry and Cell Biology and The Office of Diversity | Zoom
Inmaculada de Melo-Martin, PhD
Professor of Medical Ethics in Medicine
Weil Cornell Medicine
Corrie Moreau, PhD
The Martha N. & John C. Moser Professor of Arthropod Biosystematics and Biodiversity
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University
Renee Alexander, PhD
Former Associate Dean of Students and Director, Campus Climate Initiatives, Cornell University Ithaca. Founder, “Breaking Bread” community
View Webinar
Monday, April 26, 2021
7:30AM – 8:30AM
Vaginoplasty Surgery for the Transgender Woman
Obstetrics and Gynecology Grand Rounds | Zoom
Cecile A. Ferrando, MD, MPH
Director, Transgender Surgery & Medicine Program;
Program Director, Transgender Surgery & Medicine
Program Fellowship;  Program Director, FPMRS Fellowship
Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Cleveland Clinic
Kavita Mishra, MD
Transgender Medicine and Surgery Fellow
Staff Urogynecologist
Women’s Health Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Adjunct Clinical Professor - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University School of Medicine
View Webinar
7:30AM – 8:30AM
Implicit Bias in Neurosurgical Training and Beyond
Neurological Surgery Grand Rounds |
Zoom
Lawrence Daniels, MD
Pediatric Neurosurgeon
New Neurons Neurosurgical Institute
View Webinar
8:00AM – 9:00AM
Addressing Barriers to Cultural Diversity in Academic Medicine: Inclusion and Respect in the SSO
Surgery Grand Rounds |
Zoom
Martin S. Karpeh Jr., MD, FACS
Professor & Chair
Department of Surgery
Huntington Hospital Northwell Health
Director, Surgical Oncology
Northwell Cancer Institute Eastern Region
View Webinar
10:00AM – 11:00AM
Racial Battle Fatigue
Emergency Medicine | Zoom
William A. Smith, PhD
Professor & Department Chair
Department of Education, Culture, & Society
Professor of Ethnic Studies (African American Studies Division) University of Utah
View Webinar
3:00PM – 4:00PM
ELIZABETH WILSON-ANSTEY DIVERSITY WEEK KEYNOTE LECTURE
How to Promote Racial Equity in the Workplace and Society | Zoom
Robert Livingston, PhD
Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Medical School,
Harvard Kennedy School
View Webinar
5:00PM – 6:00PM
Celebration of Diversity | Zoom
View Webinar
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
8:00AM -9:00AM
Facial Hyperpigmentation: Lessons from the Literature and Practice
Dermatology Grand Rounds | Zoom
Roopal Kundu, MD
Associate Professor of Dermatology
Associate Dean for Admissions
Jacob R. Suker, MD Professor of Medical Education
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
View Webinar
8:30AM – 9:30AM
Diversity in GME Training
Pediatrics Grand Rounds | Zoom
William McDade, MD, PhD
Chief Diversity Officer
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
View Webinar
1:00PM – 2:15PM
COVID-19 and Gender: Leadership by Women Scientists in Global Health
Women in Global Health Research Initiative Scientific Conference | Zoom
Regine Douthard, MD, MPH
Senior Medical Officer, Office for Research on Women’s Health, National Institutes of Health
Koleka Mlisana
MBChB, MMed Micro, PhD
Associate Professor and Head of Medical Microbiology
Department, University of KwaZulu Natal and National Health
Laboratory Sciences, South African Ministry of Health
Vanessa Rouzier, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine
Director of Pediatrics, GHESKIO
View Webinar
1:00PM - 2:00PM
Medical Bondage: Race, Gender, and the Origins of American Gynecology Book Club
Medical Archives and Samuel J. Wood Library | Zoom (Pre Registration Required)
View Webinar
2:00PM - 3:00PM
Working Women 2020: COVID’s Impact on Gender Equity President’s Council of Cornell Women | Zoom
Allison Hill
Head of Diversity & Social Responsibility, Roark Capital
Chair, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, President’s Council of Cornell Women
Nagin Cox
Air Force Institute of Technology
Spacecraft Operations Engineer, NASA
Sustaining Member, President’s Council of Cornell Women
Nina Terrero Groth
Senior Communications Business Partner, Food & Beverage, Target Corporation
Member, President’s Council of Cornell Women
Melissa Lewin
Managing Director and Associate General Counsel, Two Sigma Investments, LP
Vice Chair, Alumnae and Faculty Engagement Committee, President’s Council of Cornell Women
Lisa Renee-Brown
Chief Financial Officer and Director of Human Resources, Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginning Charter School
View Webinar
3:00PM – 3:45PM
The All of Us Research Program: Addressing the Genetic Diversity Gap in 21st Century Healthcare
All of Us Research Program | Zoom
M. Elizabeth Ross, MD, PhD
Nathan Cummings Professor and
Head, Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Development
Director, Center for Neurogenetics
Chair, Neuroscience Graduate Program
View Webinar
4:00PM – 5:00PM
Making Precision Medicine Socially Precise
Weill Cornell Graduate School | Zoom
Esteban G. Burchard, MD, MPH
Harry Wm. and Diana V. Hind Distinguished Professor in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Professor and Vice Chair, Departments of Bioengineering & Therapeutic Sciences and Medicine
Director, Center for Genes, Environments & Health
University of California, San Francisco
View Webinar
4:00PM - 5:00PM
Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases as Targets for the Treatment of Rare Diseases Pharmacology |
Zoom
Anton M. Bennet, Ph.D.
Dorys McConnell Duberg Professor of Pharmacology
Professor of Comparative Medicine
Co-Director, Program in Integrative Cell Signaling and Neurobiology of Metabolism
Director, Minority Affairs BBS Graduate Program
Yale University School of Medicine
View Webinar
5:00PM - 7:00PM
Stop Anti-Asian Hate and Solidarity Against Racism
Zoom
Vivian Shaw, Ph.D.
College Fellow in the Department of Sociology
Harvard University and the Lead Researcher (co-PI) for the AAPI COVID-19 Project
Jennifer Ching, Esq
Executive Director, North Star Fund
Donnay Edmund
Community Upstander Coordinator, Center for Anti-violence Education
View Webinar
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
The Long Road to Health Equity in America
Medicine Grand Rounds | Zoom
Louis Wade Sullivan, MD
CEO & Chair of The Sullivan Alliance
President emeritus, Founding Dean of the Morehouse School of Medicine
Former US Secretary of Health and Human Services
View Webinar
11:00AM – 12:30PM
Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care: Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) in Native Healthcare
Psychiatry Grand Rounds | Zoom
Spero M. Manson, PhD (Pembina Chippewa)
Distinguished Professor of Public Health and Psychiatry
Director, Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health
Colorado Trust Chair in American Indian Health, Colorado School of Public Health
University of Colorado Denver’s Anschutz Medical Center
View Webinar
12:30PM – 2:00 PM
Engineering Medicine to Improve Health
Radiology Grand Rounds | Zoom
Roderic Pettigrew, PhD, MD
Chief Executive Officer of Engineering Health and Executive
Dean for Engineering Medicine
Texas A&M University
View Webinar
1:00PM– 2:00PM
My Life in Medicine, Laura E. Riley, MD
David Rogers Health Policy Colloquium | Zoom
View Webinar
3:00PM – 4:15PM
How to Be an Amazing Ally
Office of Institutional Equity | Zoom
LaTonya Wilkins, ACC
Founder and Lead Coach at the Change Coaches, LLC
View Webinar
5:00PM – 6:00PM
Medical Bondage: Race, gender, and the Origins of American Gynecology
The Heberden Society | Zoom (Pre Registration Required)
Deirdre Cooper Owens, PhD
Director of the Humanities in Medicine Program
Charles Wilson Professor in the History of Medicine
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
View Webinar
6:00PM – 7:00PM
Graduate School Panel: Science and Social Justice
Weill Cornell Graduate School | Zoom
Avelino Amado, PhD
Diversity Program Manager
Aubrey Leukart
, PhD
Assistant Director of Career and Professional Development
View Webinar
Thursday, April 29, 2021
7:00AM – 8:00AM
Diversifying the Healthcare Workforce
Otolaryngology Grand Rounds | Zoom
Hilda Hutcherson, MD
Senior Associate Dean, Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs
Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
View Webinar
10:00AM – 11:00AM
African Ancestry and Breast Cancer Disparities – Using Genomics to Improve Outcomes
Radiation Oncology Grand Rounds | Zoom
Melissa B. Davis, PhD
Assistant Professor (Interim) of Cell and Developmental Biology
Scientific Director, International Center for the Study of Breast Cancer Subtypes (ICSBCS)
Department of Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine
View Webinar
11:00AM – 12:00PM
Planning and Implementing a Transgender Health Program
LGBTQ+ | Zoom
Alex Keuroghlian,  MD, MPH
Director of Education and Training Programs
The Fenway Institute
View Webinar
12:00PM– 1:00PM
Fireside Chat with Angela Winfield, JD
Office of Institutional Equity | Zoom
Angela Winfield, JD
Chief Diversity Officer, Law School Admission Council
Staff Equity & Inclusion Council
Office of Institutional Equity, Weill Cornell Medicine
View Webinar
1:00PM – 2:00PM
Recognizing and Treating Parkinson’s Disease: A Path to Equitable Care
Neurology | Zoom
Lynda Nwabuobi, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology, Weill Cornell Medical Center
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View Webinar
2:00PM – 3:00PM
Viral Cancers: Understanding Mechanisms to Transform Diagnosis and Treatment
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine | Zoom
Ethel Cesarman, MD, PhD
Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Weill Cornell Medicine
View Webinar
3:00PM – 4:00PM
Experiences of First-Generation Students at Elite Campuses
Zoom
Keith LaScalea, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Weill Cornell Medicine
Maria K. Papadakis, Ed.D.
Program Manager
Princeton University
View Webinar
4:00PM – 5:00PM
Mesolimbic Cholinergic and Dopaminergic Mechanisms Mediating Substance Use and Mood Disorder Phenotypes
NIDA T32 Retreat Speaker Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute | Zoom
Nii A. Addy, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and of Cellular and Molecular Physiology
Yale School of Medicine
View Webinar
4:00PM – 5:00PM
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Accelerating Workforce Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Academic Medicine | Zoom
Julie Silver, MD
Associate Professor and Associate Chair
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Harvard Medical School
Spaulding Rehabilitation, Massachusetts General and Brigham and Women’s Hospitals
View Webinar
5:00PM – 6:00PM
Meet and Greet with Julie Silver, MD and Hosts
Silvia Formenti, MD
Professor and Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology, Associate Director for Translational Research, Meyer Cancer Center, Weill Cornell Medicine
Rainu Kaushal, MD, MPH
Senior Associate Dean of Clinical Research, Chair of the Department of Population Health Sciences and the Nanette Distinguished Professor of Population Health & Science
Katherine Hajjar, MD
Brine Family Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology, Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Department of Pediatrics, Senior Associate Dean for Faculty
Geraldine McGinty, MD, MBA, FACR
Chief Strategy and Contracting Officer, Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology and Population Science, Weill Cornell Medicine, Physicians Organization
Laura Alonso, MD
Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Director, Weill Center for Metabolic Research
Lisa Newman MD
Chief, Section of Breast Surgery, WCM Cancer Center, Chief, Breast Cancer Disease Management Team, Chief of the Breast Surgical Oncology Programs the NYP-WCM Network
Monika Safford, MD
John J. Kuiper Professor of Medicine, Chief, General Internal Medicine, Founder and Co-Director, Cornell Center for Health Equity
Yoon Kang, MD
Senior Associate Dean, Education, Richard P. Cohen, MD, Associate Professor of Medical Education
Susana Morales, MD
Vice Chair, Diversity, Department of Medicine, Director, Diversity Center of Excellence of the Cornell Center for Health Equity, Associate Program
Director, Residency Training Program in Internal Medicine, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
View Webinar
5:30PM – 6:30PM
Balance is Key
Ophthalmology Grand Rounds| Zoom
Terri Young, MD, MBA, FARVO
Peter A. Duehr Professor of Ophthalmology
Pediatrics and Medical Genetics
Chair Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
University of Wisconsin-Madison
View Webinar
Friday, April 30, 2021
7:00AM – 8:00 AM
Understanding Unconscious Bias in Healthcare
Orthopedics/ Hospital for Special Surgery | Zoom
Alexander H. Green, MD, MPH
Senior Researcher, Division of General Internal Medicine Harvard Medical School
View Webinar
9:30AM – 10:30AM
This is Us: A Conversation with Senior Associate Dean for Research, Dr. Hugh Hemmings and Diversity and Inclusion Manager Fanesse Acquaye
Office of Institutional Equity | Zoom
Hugh Hemmings, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.A.
Senior Associate Dean for Research
Joseph F. Artusio, Jr. Professor and Chair
Department of Anesthesiology
Professor of Pharmacology
Weill Cornell Medicine
Anesthesiologist-in-Chief
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell
Fanesse Acquaye, CDP
Manager, Diversity, Inclusion & Engagement
Jamal D. Lopez, JD, SHRM-SCP, CDP
Senior Director of Institutional Equity
View Webinar
4:00PM – 5:30 PM
How to Be an Anti-Racist Book Club
Zoom
Sushmita Mukherjee, PhD, MS
Associate Professor of Research in Biochemistry
Co-Director, Microscopy and Image Analysis Core Facility
Chair, Diversity Committee of the General Faculty Council
Sharon Brooks, MPA
Student Life Manager
Teacher-Learner Committee Coordinator
Susan Ball, MD, MPH, MS
Professor of Clinical Medicine
View Webinar
Saturday, May 1, 2021
10:00AM-1:30PM
Representation: A Matter of Life and Death
Black and Latino Men in Medicine Annual Conference | Zoom
View Webinar
Keynote Address
Robert Livingston, PhD
Robert Livingston, PhD
Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
Dr. Robert Livingston is a social psychologist and one of the nation’s leading experts on the science underlying bias and racism. For two decades, he has served as a diversity consultant to scores of Fortune 500 companies, public-sector agencies, and non-profit organizations. Prior to joining the Harvard Kennedy School in 2015, he held professorships at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, and the University of Sussex, where he was the chair of the organizational behavior area as well as the founder and faculty director of Centre for Leadership, Ethics, and Diversity (LEAD).
Dr. Livingston’s research has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Harvard Business Review. His ranges from micro-level investigations of the psychological and physiological processes that underlie unconscious bias—to more macro-level examinations how biases impact organizational diversity, leadership representation, and social justice. For example, his research on the “Teddy Bear Effect” finds that Black CEO’s uniquely benefit from having facial features that make them appear warmer and less threatening (i.e., babyfaceness). He is also known for his research on the intersectionality of race and gender, and how the nature of bias systematically differs for White women, Black women, and Black men.
His work has been published in top-tier academic journals such as the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Academy of Management Journal, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Psychological Science, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, and Leadership Quarterly. He is the author of the forthcoming book The Conversation: How Seeking and Speaking the Truth about Racism Can Radically Transform Individuals and Organizations which will be published by Penguin Random House in February 2021.
In his spare time, he enjoys jazz, wine and whiskey tasting, gastronomy, philosophy, interior design, real estate investing, hiking, and nature documentaries. He has resided in five countries and speaks four languages.
Julie K. Silver, MD
Julie K. Silver, MD
Associate Professor
Associate Chair
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Harvard Medical School
Spaulding Rehabilitation, Massachusetts General and Brigham and Women’s Hospitals
Julie K. Silver, MD is an Associate Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Silver has held numerous leadership positions and is a former start-up company founder. She was named the Top Innovator in Medicine in 2012 by The Boston Globe, and the same year her start-up company was listed by Bloomberg/Businessweek as one of the most promising social enterprise companies. She is on the medical staffs of Massachusetts General, Brigham and Women’s, and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospitals. Dr. Silver developed and directs the successful Harvard Medical School women’s leadership CME course which has trained thousands of women in medicine.
Dr. Silver is a subject matter expert on workforce equity, diversity, and inclusion. She has published many studies and reports specifically focused on workforce gender equity. Her work has been published in high-impact journals and across numerous specialties—including The New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA Internal Medicine, JAMA Dermatology, The Lancet, The British Medical Journal, Pediatrics, Neurology, The Journal of Infectious Diseases, American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Health Equity, and Journal of Women’s Health.
Dr. Silver’s research often intersects with innovation and implementation science. She developed a unique approach to workforce inclusion and wellness aimed at analyzing and strategically advancing equity and promoting wellness for faculty and staff by analyzing how they are valued and respected for their important contributions. For example, Dr. Silver identified that faculty members were not equitably recognized by their own medical societies, and she spearheaded groundbreaking research on the underrepresentation of women physicians—at zero or near zero levels--for recognition awards. Dr. Silver has led numerous high impact national strategic initiatives such as the Be Ethical Campaign, Need Her Science Campaign, and Walls Do Talk Challenge.
Dr. Silver’s work has been featured in many media outlets including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, The London Times, US News and World Report and NPR. She has also appeared on numerous TV shows including the CBS Early Show, The Today Show, Fox News and ABC News.
Diversity Awards
The 2021 recipients of awards honoring exceptional contributions to diversity at Weill Cornell Medicine will be recognized at the:
Diversity Awards Ceremony and Reception
Monday, April 26
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM l Zoom
Dean’s Diversity and Healthcare Disparity Research Awards
The Dean’s Diversity and Healthcare Disparity Research Awards support excellence in research to improve the health of women and underrepresented minorities and/or to reduce health disparities in healthcare systems and in clinical settings, either locally or globally.
This year’s recipients will be formally announced and will present posters of their research at the Diversity Awards Ceremony and Reception.
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Margaret McNairy, MD, MSc
Associate Professor of Medicine Sacerdote Clinical Scholar in Women’s Health Center for Global Health & Division of General Internal Medicine
The Jessica M. and Natan Bibliowicz Award
The Jessica M. and Natan Bibliowicz Award for Excellence in Mentoring Women Faculty recognizes outstanding men and women faculty at Weill Cornell Medicine who demonstrate commitment to advancing the academic careers of women in the areas of clinical care, research, or education. The individual must have a track record of providing strong mentorship, as well as fostering a nurturing and supportive environment for all faculty.
Hector Mora, MS4
Medical Student
Ida Sophia Scudder, MD Award
The Ida Sophia Scudder, MD Award for Excellence in Public Service recognizes an MD, PhD, MD-PhD, or PA student who has made significant contributions in the field of community service and providing care to the underserved.
Ben Huang, PhD
Instructor of Neuroscience in Psychiatry
Bruce Laine Ballard, MD Award
The Bruce Laine Ballard, MD Award for Excellence in Mentorship is presented to a faculty member who demonstrates a commitment to improving student life and to fostering a nurturing and supportive environment where students are able to thrive and succeed.
Tatiana Ndjatou, MD
Pediatrics Resident
Louis Wade Sullivan, MD Award
The Louis Wade Sullivan, MD Award for Excellence in Public Health Advocacy honors a resident or postdoctoral fellow who has been an outspoken champion for health promotion and a public health advocate, especially for medically underserved populations.
Jane Torres-Lavoro, MPH
Education Programs Supervisor-Emergency Medicine
Administrative Staff Award
The Administrative Staff Award recognizes staff members who embody the spirit of cultural diversity and service. This award honors staff members who have gone beyond the call of duty to make sure the environment is inclusive, engaging and welcoming, and whose efforts may often go unnoticed.
Erica Phillips, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Marie Metoyer, MD Award
Marie Metoyer, MD Award recognizes faculty or alumnus of the medical college who has gone above and beyond to serve communities despite difficult conditions.
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