Supporting IDEAS for the Department of Medicine
IDEAS at the Department of Medicine and the School of Medicine focuses on promoting and supporting key values that foster a respectful and fair environment for everyone. These principles guide our efforts within the department and extend to the wider community.
Initiatives Spotlight
IDEAS at DOM aims to acknowledge, educate about, and celebrate everyone, and to create an environment where everyone can reach their full potential. The pursuit of health integrity for all is supported by nurturing and maintaining this commitment.
Angela Brown, MD
Department of Medicine, Vice Chair for Community Health
Latest News
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
The History Each year, National Hispanic Heritage Month is observed from September 15 through October 15, celebrating the histories, cultures, and contributions of American citizens with ancestry from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. Initiated as Hispanic Heritage Week in 1968 by President Lyndon Johnson and expanded to a month-long celebration in […]
Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur
September 11-13 is Rosh Hashanah, or Jewish New Year. The biblical name for this holiday is Yom Teruah and it is the first of the Jewish High Holy Days. Rosh Hashanah is also known as the “Days of Renewed Responsibility,” and begins at sunset on day one and ends at nightfall the next. The Jewish New […]
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