It’s an honor to invite you to our seventh annual Diversity Week at Weill Cornell Medicine, April 7 to April 11. I have been looking forward to this week because it will underscore how diversity is a driver of our excellence.
Last year the community engagement was palpable and so foundational to helping us fulfill our tripartite mission to care, to discover and teach. We shall continue our founder’s commitment to “any person” delighting in learning about fields they choose.
The program includes diversity of viewpoints and life experiences – based on geography, socioeconomics, hearing capacity and more. The week also offers us the opportunity to have open dialogue and learn from accomplished experts on our faculty and from Kentucky, North Carolina, Virginia, Illinois, Massachusetts, California and more.
The collaboration we do across campuses and institutions is what makes America a preeminent leader in biomedical research, and how we remedy health disparities here in NYC and around the world.
I encourage you to participate in as many events as your schedule allows. Virtual options will make many events accessible throughout the week, and you can review the full schedule of events online.
There are two keynotes from leaders of my alma maters happening in Uris Auditorium that I would like to bring to your attention:
Finally, I hope you will join me when we recognize both mentors and pioneers at the awards ceremony in Griffis Faculty Club on Monday April 7 at 6 pm.
Together, let’s celebrate all we are and everyone we serve. Let’s also thank the many dedicated organizers for planning this worthwhile opportunity for our campus community to gain knowledge from myriad perspectives.
Sincerely,
Robert A. Harrington, MD
Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean, Weill Cornell Medicine
Provost for Medical Affairs, Cornell University
On behalf of the Weill Cornell Medicine Office of Diversity and Inclusion, we are pleased to welcome you to the Seventh Annual Diversity Week. As in prior years, diversity week embodies our continued commitment to diversity and inclusion and our vision to create a community where everyone can belong and thrive. This year's diversity week offers opportunities for everyone to collaborate, learn, and engage across WCM.
We have organized a full program of virtual, in person, and hybrid events, giving our community the opportunity to connect with colleagues from different backgrounds and share their experiences. From two keynote lectures, Diversity Grand Round talks from experts in their fields, to conversations and action on topical issues, our thought-provoking sessions are organized in response to the suggestions we received from our WCM community.
The winners of the Pioneers in Diversity Awards, and the Jessica M. and Natan Bibliowicz Award for Excellence in Mentoring Women Faculty will be honored during an evening celebration of diversity.
We invite all of you in our WCM community to join us for an opportunity to hear from knowledgeable leaders who will share their perspectives, valuable insights and expertise and build your own network.
With warm regards,
Executive Committee on Diversity and Inclusion
Surgery | Uris Auditorium
Andre R. Campbell, MD, FACS, FACP, FCCM, MAMSE, FCBC (Hon.)
Professor of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, Trauma and Surgical Critical Care Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital
Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Director, UCSF Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, Department of Surgery UCSF School of Medicine San Francisco, California
Urology | B307
Ruchika Talwar, MD, MMHC
Assistant Professor Department of Urology
Medical Director Episodes of Care, Population Health Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Registration: https://weillcornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uvFkm-I1RFCEylW5Yvf0ZQ
Obstetrics and Gynecology | Griffis Faculty Club and Zoom
Ebony Carter, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Division Director of Maternal Fetal Medicine
UNC Chapel Hill
Weill Cornell Graduate School (WCGS) Office of Student Diversity, WCGS
Office of Career Services, and the Graduate Student Executive Committee
(GSEC) | 1300 York Avenue, Feil Center, Student Hearth
Emergency Medicine | Zoom
Jason M. Rotoli, MD
Associate Emergency Medicine Residency Program Director
Director Deaf Health Pathways humanities elective
University of Rochester Medical Center/Strong Memorial Hospital
Radiology | Belfer Research Building 302-A and Zoom
Daniel B. Chonde, MD, PhD (he/him)
Assistant Professor of Radiology
Division of Diagnostic & Interventional Neuroradiology
Department of Radiology
Executive Director, the Peoples' heART (health equity x art)
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
UK HealthCare
Registration: https://weillcornell.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3911Xli7jQdcn7U
Why Commitment to Diversity Still Matters| Uris Auditorium and Zoom
Vincent D. Rougeau
The President of the College of the Holy Cross
Registration: https://weillcornell.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_74cEXysr1ydNshw
| Griffis Faculty Club
Registration: https://weillcornell.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_74cEXysr1ydNshw
Join in recognizing the many milestones in our community
Dermatology | Belfer Building, Room 204A
Victoria Barbosa, MD, MPH, MBA
Associate Professor, University of Chicago
Pathology | Zoom
Yihe Yang, MD, MS
Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Ignacio Gutierrez, PhD
Postdoctoral Instructor
Pediatrics | M607
Jean L. Raphael, MD, MPH
Division Chief, Academic General Pediatrics & Director
Center for Child Health Policy and Advocacy
Meyer Cancer Center | Belfer Research Building, BB 204-A & B, 413 East 69th St, 2nd floor
Panelists:
The Heberden Society | A-126 (1300 York Avenue) and Zoom
Carolyn Eastman, PhD
Professor of History, Virginia Commonwealth University
Office of Student Diversity | Weill Greenberg Center, 1305 York Ave., 2nd Floor, Conference Rooms A, B & C
Department of Medicine, Cornell Center for Health Equity and the Diversity Center of Excellence | Uris Auditorium and Zoom
Monika Safford, MD
John J. Kuiper Professor of Medicine
Co-Director Cornell Center for health Equity
John J. Kuiper Professor of Medicine
Susana Morales, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Co-Director Cornell Center for Health Equity
LGBTQ+ | Belfer Research Building BB 204-A and Zoom
Miria Kano, PhD
Associate Professor of Community & Behavioral Health
Colorado School of Public Health, CU Anschutz Medical Campus
Associate Director, Engagement, Access & Success, CU Cancer Center
Morton Cohen Cancer Center Endowed Chair
Population Health Sciences | Belfer Research Building BB302-B and Zoom
Marshall Chin, MD, MPH
Richard Parrillo Family Distinguished Service Professor of Healthcare Ethics in the Department of Medicine
University of Chicago
Office of Staff Diversity, Inclusion & Engagement | Belfer Research Building BB 204-A, B, C
Panelists:
Fanesse George, CDP
Director, Office of Staff Diversity, Inclusion & Engagement
Linnie Golightly, MD
Associate Dean of Diversity and Inclusion
Omari Keeles, PhD
Director for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging, Cornell Tech
Sonia Rucker
Associate Vice-President, Inclusion and Belonging, Cornell University
Yazmin Carrasco, PhD
Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion
Moderator:
Mercadi Crawford
Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Manager
Registration: https://weillcornell.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2mY95r8DqgoqQgm
| Belfer Research Building BB 302-A and Zoom
Keith LaScalea, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Weill Cornell Medicine
Graduate School Student Diversity and Meyer Cancer Center| Griffis Faculty Club
Off the Beaten Path: Thriving in Academic Medicine
| Uris Auditorium and Zoom
Helen W. Boucher MD FACP FIDSA (Hon) FRCPI
Dean and Professor of Medicine
Tufts University School of Medicine
Chief Academic Officer, Tufts Medicine
Registration: https://weillcornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CZ3NzQ7OQROC2fBJl-U_pg
Ophthalmology Grand Rounds | Weill Greenberg Center, 1305 York Ave., 2nd Floor, Conference Rooms B & C and Zoom
O’Rese Joshua Knight, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Department of Ophthalmology
UCSF School of Medicine
Diversifying the Ophthalmology Workforce
| Griffis Faculty Club
Department of Psychiatry | 1305 York Ave, 2nd Floor , WGC A-C (In-person)
Stephanie Cherestal, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry
Director of Health Justice in the Department of Psychiatry
Renee Alexander, Ph.D.
Posse Faculty Member
former Associate Dean of Students
Cornell University
Founder Breaking Bread
Registration: https://weillcornell.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_e9uAH0ElfGuZ1uS
Otolaryngology Grand Rounds | Weill Greenberg Center, 1305 York Ave., 5th Floor Room Y532
Aaron Cole, MD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology
Vincent D. Rougeau, JD
The President of the College of the Holy Cross
Vincent D. Rougeau is the 33rd president of the College of the Holy Cross and is a passionate advocate for an inclusive, mission-driven education. Under his leadership, Holy Cross has advanced Aspire, its strategic vision for the future, with an early focus on investing in student, faculty and staff experience, strengthening shared governance with faculty, administration and the Board of Trustees, and deepening partnerships across the City of Worcester. He previously served as dean of the Boston College Law School and the inaugural director of the Forum on Racial Justice in America. A graduate of Brown University and Harvard Law School, Rougeau has written extensively on law and religions, and is a nationally respected expert in legal education and Catholic social thought. His research considers the relationships among religious identity, citizenship and membership in highly mobile and increasingly multicultural democratic societies. He served as senior fellow at the Centre for Theology and Community in London, where he researched broad-based community organizing, immigration and citizenship in the United Kingdom as part of the Just Communities Project. He is past president of the Association of American Law Schools, and previously served on the Council of the Boston Bar Association. He currently serves on the boards of Newton-Wellesley Hospital, GBH, Boston Lyric Opera and Commonweal Magazine.
Helen W. Boucher, MD, FACP, FIDSA, Hon FRCPI
Dean and Professor of Medicine
Tufts University School of Medicine
Chief Academic Officer, Tufts Medicine
Helen Boucher, MD, is the Dean and Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine and Chief Academic Officer of the Tufts Medicine Health System. An active Infectious Diseases physician, she was previously Chief of the Division of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases at Tufts Medical Center, and Director of the Stuart B. Levy Center for Integrated Management of Antimicrobial Resistance (Levy CIMAR). Dr. Boucher’s clinical interests include infections in immunocompromised patients and S. aureus infections. Her research interests focus on S. aureus and the development of new anti-infective agents. She is the Chair of the National Institutes of Health Antibacterial Resistance Leadership Group Innovations Working Group and serves on the Executive and Steering Committees. Dr. Boucher is the published in such journals as The New England Journal of Medicine, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, Clinical Infectious Diseases, and The Annals of Internal Medicine. She is Associate Editor of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, and Editor of the Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy, and Infectious Diseases Clinics of North America. In 2015, Dr. Boucher was appointed a voting member of the Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria (PACCARB), and elected Treasurer of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). She was awarded the IDSA Society Citation Award in October 2015 and the Maxwell Finland Award in 2022. In 2023, she became an Honorary Fellow, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland the highest award the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland can confer. Dr. Boucher serves as Chair of the Board of Trustees of The College of the Holy Cross and as Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Physicians of Tufts Medical Center.
Monday, April 7th
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Griffis Faculty Club
The celebration will include recognition of diversity award recipients.
The Jessica M. and Natan Bibliowicz Award for Excellence in Mentoring Women Faculty recognizes outstanding men and women faculty at Weill Cornell Medicine who demonstrate commitment to advancing the academic careers of women in the areas of clinical care, research, or education. The individual must have a track record of providing strong mentorship, as well as fostering a nurturing and supportive environment for all faculty.
The Louis Wade Sullivan, MD Award for Excellence in Public Health Advocacy honors a resident or postdoctoral fellow who has been an outspoken champion for health promotion and a public health advocate, especially for medically underserved populations.
The Bruce Laine Ballard, MD Award for Excellence in Mentorship is presented to a faculty member who demonstrates a commitment to improving student life and to fostering a nurturing and supportive environment where students are able to thrive and succeed.
Marie Metoyer, M.D. Award for Excellence in Community Service recognizes faculty or alumnus of the medical college who has gone above and beyond to serve communities despite difficult conditions.
The Administrative Staff Award recognizes staff members who embody the spirit of cultural diversity and service. This award honors staff members who have gone beyond the call of duty to make sure the environment is inclusive, engaging and welcoming, and whose efforts may often go unnoticed.
The Administrative Staff Award recognizes staff members who embody the spirit of cultural diversity and service. This award honors staff members who have gone beyond the call of duty to make sure the environment is inclusive, engaging and welcoming, and whose efforts may often go unnoticed.
The Ida Sophia Scudder, MD Award for Excellence in Public Service recognizes an MD, PhD, MD-PhD, or PA student who has made significant contributions in the field of community service and providing care to the underserved.
PhD Candidate
MD Candidate
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