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The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ODEI) & Office of Diversity Programs along with IDEAS at DOM hosted the 7th annual Residents Virtual Showcase on January 26, 2024. The Showcase hosted over 140 prospective applicants for residency programs across the School of Medicine.  The session included a mixture of interactive sessions and speakers along with opportunities to connect with current […]

The Mentorship to Enhance Diversity in Academia (MEDA) Program in collaboration with the Washington University Black Postdoc Society hosted Lori Setton, PhD for their November 30th Career Seminar. Dr. Setton is the Department Chair for Biomedical Engineering. Dr. Setton shared words of wisdom along with stories of life pivots, leadership, and mentoring. On December 7th, Dr. Ukpong Eyo […]

The Mentorship to Enhance Diversity in Academia (MEDA) Program in collaboration with the Washington University Black Postdoc Society kicked off their 2023-24 Career Seminar series with a breakfast roundtable discussion on August 29th with visiting speaker Dr. Lourdes Soto de Laurido.  Dr. Soto de Laurido is Acting Dean at the University of Puerto Rico, School […]

St Louis Crisis Nursery Center received $750, 17 boxes of diapers, and 3 full boxes of toys and books, thanks to the “Diaper, Toys, and Book Drive” held by the Division of Hospital Medicine, Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, WUMMA, IM Residency Program, and the Pediatric Residency Program.   Thank you everyone for your donations and […]

On Tuesday, August 22nd the Washington University Internal Medicine Residency Program hosted their first Gateway to Residency Program event.  Sixteen selected fourth-year medical students participated in a highly focused workshop that prepared them to submit for the upcoming residency application cycle.  Participants had the opportunity to: A big thank you to the Internal Medicine Residents […]

The Doris Duke Fund to Retain Clinical Scientists Program (DDFRCS) was developed to provide innovative institutional solutions to reduce faculty attrition by assisting junior faculty facing extraprofessional demands. The DDRCS provides broad-based education to raise awareness and implement new interventions, as well as resources and mentoring to support junior faculty facing extraprofessional challenges. Click here for more […]

IDEAS at DOM hosted their Summer Welcome & Networking event for trainees and faculty on Sunday, July 23rd from 6:00-8:00pm.  The event used community-building activities to encourage guests to meet and interact with each other.

IDEAS at DOM welcomes Takisha Jethroe as the new IDEAS at DOM Program Coordinator! Takisha is originally from Louisiana where she completed a BA in English Liberal Arts from Louisiana State University.  She joined Washington University 2 years ago as a Rater in Psychiatry where she successfully recruited expectant moms for the CUDDEL study (Cannabis […]

On June 13th, Dr. Angela Brown, Vice Chair of Health Equity, and Jill Mantia, Director of IT Special Projects, for the Department of Medicine presented a workshop on “Translating Dashboard Data into Actionable DEI and Faculty Development Strategies” at the AAMC 2023 Group on Diversity and Inclusion (GDI) and Group on Faculty Affairs (GFA) Joint […]

OUTmed returned as an Equality sponsor of St. Louis PrideFest 2023 held June 24th and 25th in downtown St. Louis. The theme for 2023 Pride St. Louis was Diversity Creates Community. OUTmed coordinated opportunities for WashU Med faculty, trainees, residents, students, staff, and allies to participate throughout the weekend. Volunteers helped to staff a booth offering […]