New Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Resources from the Research Development Office (RDO)
The Research Development Office (RDO) announces new resources for building diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) through research activities and proposals. The new website provides guidelines to adopt practices and develop plans to address long-standing and emerging challenges in DEI. The website introduces: For guidance on developing DEI plans in your research application, please contact Kurt […]
Shayna Bradford, PhD Receives Funding for HEaR Initiative
Shayna Bradford, PhD (Postdoctoral Scholar in Division of Nephrology) – Received $55,000 in grant funding from the Feuerstein Health & Wellness Center in the Becker Medical Library and the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, in addition to support from the Division of Nephrology, to provide social justice, inclusion and equity curated literature and programming for the Healing […]
Smoothing the path Medical trailblazer Victoria Fraser, MD, focuses on creating equity in academic medicine. (Links to an external site)
Victoria J. Fraser, MD, blazed a path to the top of academic medicine, and then turned her attention to smoothing out the bumps on the path for women and members of other under-represented groups who came behind her. Read More
Diversity Residents Showcase hosts 65 prospective URM applicants
The Offices of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Diversity Programs in conjunction with the Office of Inclusion and Diversity in the Department of Medicine hosted the Diversity Residents Showcase on Friday, January 21, 2022 from 9:00am-1:00pm. The Showcase hosted 65 prospective URM applicants for residency programs across the School of Medicine. The session included a mixture […]
Video showcases effort to confront racism in health care
This video from The Commonwealth Fund explores the history of racism in American health care and highlights a program involving Washington University that is working to change course — starting with doctors in training.
New Video on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion created for 2021 Internal Medicine Residency Interview Season
As the Director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the Internal Medicine Residency Program, Dr. Cassandra Fritz lead efforts to create a video on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Department of Medicine to use for the 2021 Internal Medicine Residency Interview season. DEI Residency Video
Internal Medicine Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Residency House Staff Council
Congratulations to the inaugural members of the Internal Medicine Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Residency House Staff Council. Alex Sievert, MD Avira Som, MD Damien Abreu, MD, PhD Eric Prado, MD Joshua Mendoza, MD Kai Jones, MD Kandice Roberts, MD Karl Wallenkampf, MD, MA Kelly Gorrell, MD Kelly McDermott, MD Nathan Bekele, MD Nathan Neilson, […]
Dr. George awarded RO1 funding from the NIH/NIAID
George Kyei, MBChB, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases was awarded $393,750 in RO1 funding from the NIH/NIAID for research on “Protein interactions regulating HIV replication in macrophages”. The goal is to identify cellular factors that control HIV replication and find therapeutic targets for host-directed viral control or elimination.
Doris Duke Fund to Retain Clinical Scientists (DDFRCS): Call for Applications
KL2 Career Development Awards – Call for Applications – September 1st Deadline
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