AAMC Statement on Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping (Links to an external site)
AAMC President and CEO David J. Skorton, MD, and AAMC Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer David A. Acosta, MD, issued the following statement on the Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping: “The AAMC is concerned and alarmed by the Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping
Message from the Chancellor – June 18, 2020
Office of the Chancellor June 18, 2020 Dear Washington University community, When I wrote to you last week, I promised I would come back this week with three things: 1) A plan for engagement within our university community, starting this month; 2) Concrete actions geared toward addressing systemic racism and its toll on our Black […]
Juneteenth and collective progress
Douglas Flowe on emancipation, current protests and the moment the nation truly becomes free. Read More
DBBS: Statement on #ShutdownSTEM
Dear DBBS Community, We are inspired by the sentiment of #ShutdownSTEM, hence we are aligning our Division with its aims and participating. As we highlighted in the letter to our community last week, we are committed to centering anti-racist policy and work. We fully support our DBBS community participating in this action. Should students, faculty, or […]
Coping with COVID: Mental well-being resources for faculty, staff, postdoc’s, fellows and residents
Registration now open for the AAMC 2020 Minority Faculty Leadership Development Seminar
AAMC 2020 Minority Faculty Leadership Development Seminar June 18-21, 2020 InterContinental San Juan San Juan, Puerto Rico Register before May 13th to take advantage of the early-bird rate. Meeting Agenda and Registration Information
Spotlight Article on OUTmed in Next Steps in Derm
OUTmed was the spotlight article in Next Steps in Derm. Full Article
OUTmed Spotlighted in Next Steps in Derm (Links to an external site)
In an effort to shed light on the importance of incorporating LGBTQ+ health in medical curriculums and understanding the role that dermatologists play in caring for LGBTQ+ patients, Next Steps in Derm reached out to Dr. Kara Sternhell-Blackwell, Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Director of LGBTQ Initiatives in Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. […]
WUSM OUTmed marched in the Pride St. Louis parade on June 30th. The Department of Medicine was an Equality sponsor of Pride this year.
WUSM OUTmed participated in the Pride St. Louis parade on June 30th. The Department of Medicine was an Equality sponsor of Pride this year. OUTmed Video Clip