Dean's Messages | Office of Diversity and Inclusion

"We view diversity as a platform for developing creative solutions to challenging healthcare problems."

Rache M. Simmons, M.D.

Associate Dean, Office of Diversity and Inclusion
Anne K. and Edwin C. Weiskopf Professor of Surgical Oncology

"We strive to ensure an inclusive community where our many distinct voices can be expressed and heard, a community in which all can thrive in the pursuit of excellence."

Linnie M. Golightly, M.D.

Associate Dean, Office of Diversity and Inclusion
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Microbiology & Immunology

"Diversity continues to be a major priority at Weill Cornell Medicine because we recognize that patient care, biomedical discovery, and learning are enriched by the contributions of people with different perspectives, skills, and life experiences. "

Augustine M.K. Choi, MD

Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean Weill Cornell Medicine
Provost for Medical Affairs of Cornell University

"We work in local and global communities of scholars, with science and medicine as a bridge across national, cultural, political, religious and ethnic identifications."

W. Marcus Lambert, Ph.D.

Assistant Dean of Diversity and Student Life

"We want our physicians, researchers and trainees to be representative of the populations we serve, so patients see us as a reflection of who they are"

Said Ibrahim MD, MPH, MBA

Senior Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion
Professor of Healthcare Policy & Research
Chief, Division of Healthcare Delivery Science and Innovation

"Medical education is a public good and we have a responsibility to cultivate a diverse physician workforce that will deliver outstanding, culturally sensitive care to every segment of our society "

Joy D. Howell, M.D., FAAP, FCCM

Assistant Dean, Diversity and Student Life
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics