The Office of Inclusive Excellence provides coordination, oversight, and leadership of the UNC SOM’s diversity and inclusion programs and leads the school efforts to maintain and continue to build upon a diverse faculty and inclusive environment that values and respects the contributions of all members of the community.
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UNC Medical Center offers
Spiritual Resources.
May 5, 2021.
Kimberley Nichols, MD, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Member, Faculty Diversity and Inclusion Council discusses
“Finding My Voice from Behind the Mask.” July 8, 2020.
Ashalla Freeman, PhD, Director of Diversity Affairs and Initiative for Maximizing Student Development, Office of Graduate Education and Diversity Consultant, Office of Inclusive Excellence and
Brenda Mitchell, PhD, Associate Professor and Associate Chair of Department of Allied Health Sciences Office of Student Services and AHEC Operations discuss
“Understanding Unconscious Bias for Healthcare Professionals.” April 29, 2020.
Nathan Thomas, PhD, Vice Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry discusses
“COVID-19 and Making Culturally Relevant Decisions”. October 23, 2019.
James Barron, MA, Director, HCS Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion discusses
“Health Disparities and UNC Health Care”. June 12, 2019.
Luigi Pascarella, MD, Associate Professor, Division of Vascular Surgery discusses
“Health Disparities in Minorities and in the LGBT Community: The role of implicit bias.” March 20, 2019.
Keith Payne, PhD, Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience discusses
“Implicit Bias”. The February diversity month theme is Black History Month. It is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. The Black History Month 2022 theme, “
Black Health and Wellness,” explores “the legacy of not only Black scholars and medical practitioners in Western medicine, but also other ways of knowing (e.g., birthworkers, doulas, midwives, naturopaths, herbalists, etc.) throughout the African Diaspora. The 2022 theme considers activities, rituals and initiatives that Black communities have done to be well.”
Books, Websites, and other Historical Materials and Guides on Black Health and Wellness A festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year in the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar
Birthday of Tammy Baldwin (LGBTQ+): first openly LGBT woman elected to both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
A well-known American social reformer and abolitionist, Douglass escaped slavery and became a prominent activist during the Civil War
Because we are part of an academic medical center, we know it is our responsibility to train and mentor future doctors, physician assistants, clinical researchers, and basic scientists to appreciate diversity and understand its importance to our education, research, and clinical missions, not to mention to the very fabric of our state and country. We are committed to attracting a diverse pool of outstanding students, trainees, and expertly trained faculty. We do this because the school of medicine is committed to valuing all people, regardless of background, lifestyle, or culture. We know that a diverse and inclusive work environment for staff, students, trainees, and faculty helps foster appropriate care for patients. And this is essential to the fulfillment of our vision to improve the health of all North Carolinians.
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