“Get SLiM”
Fostering the professional development and empowerment of future underrepresented minority leaders in healthcare, medicine, and science
Science and Leadership in Medicine (SLiM) is a 6-week program created to expose high school and undergraduate students to various careers in medicine and science. Although Blacks and Hispanics represent 14% and 18% of the U.S. population, respectively, they only represent 6% and 5% of U.S. physicians. To make matters worse, there has been a near 30% decline in Hispanic male medical school graduates and a near 40% decline in Black male medical school graduates over the past 30 years. Lack of interest in medicine and lack of accessible mentors have been cited as probable contributors to this decline. Black and Latino Men in Medicine (BLMiM) wishes to combat this decline by mobilizing its network of hospital administrators, faculty, trainees, and medical students to facilitate medicine and science exposure, promote leadership development, and provide mentorship opportunities for Black and Latino high school and undergraduate students. Mentoring is an essential component to professional and career development, and is a key pillar in the mission of BLMiM. BLMiM seeks to provide mentorship opportunities in order to facilitate the development of professional relationships needed to provide guidance and support for our students’ academic endeavors, while inspiring interest in careers in medicine and science.
Curriculum
Meet and Greet.Monday, March 11th. 6:30-8:30pm
Belfer Research Building, 413 E. 69thSt. New York, NY 10021
National Museum of Afro American History and Culture.Sunday, March 17th7am-8pm
Weill Cornell Medical Campus, 1300 York Ave (Corner of 69thand York) New York, NY 10065
*Plan to arrive by 7:30am at the latest as bus leaves PROMPTLYat 8am
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Week 1: A Day in Internal Medicine.Sunday, March 24th 1-4pm
Weill Cornell Medical Campus, 1300 York Ave (Corner of 69thand York Ave) New York, NY 10065
Facilitator: Maurice Hinson, MD
Week 2: A Day in Obstetrics and Gynecology.Sunday, March 31st 1-4pm
Weill Cornell Medical Campus, 1300 York Ave (Corner of 69thand York Ave) New York, NY 10065
Facilitator: Kevin Holcomb, MD
Week 3: A Day in Research.Sunday, April 7th 1-4pm
Weill Cornell Medical Campus, 1300 York Ave (Corner of 69thand York Ave) New York, NY 10065
Facilitator: Said Ibrahim, MD MBA MPH
Week 4: A Day in Gross Anatomy.Sunday, April 14th 1-4pm
Weill Cornell Medical Campus, 1300 York Ave (Corner of 69thand York Ave) New York, NY 10065
Facilitator: Estomih P. Mtui, MD
Week 5: A Day in Social and Financial Literacy.Sunday, April 21st 1-4pm
Weill Cornell Medical Campus, 1300 York Ave (Corner of 69thand York Ave) New York, NY 10065
Facilitator: Matt Aaron CFP (Financial Literacy); BLMiM (Implicit Bias)
Week 6: BLMiM 2ndAnnual Conference.Saturday, April 27th 1-4pm
Weill Cornell Medical Campus, 1300 York Ave (Corner of 69thand York Ave) New York, NY 10065
*SLiM participants are expected to attend the conference
Week 6: A Day in General Surgery.Sunday, April 28th 8am-12pm
Weill Cornell Medical Campus, 1300 York Ave (Corner of 69thand York Ave) New York, NY 10065
Facilitator: Anthony Watkins, MD and the Society for Black Academic Surgeons
Guest Speakers
Matt Aaron Jr., CFP
Founder Aaron Financial
Maurice D. Hinson, MD
Founder, BLMiM
Clinical Instructor of Emergency Medicine
Division of Observation Medicine
Department of Emergency Medicine
NYU Langone Tisch
Kevin Holcomb, MD
Faculty Advisor, BLMiM
Vice Chairman of Gynecology
Director of Gynecologic Oncology
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Weill Cornell Medicine
Said Ibrahim MD, MPH, MBA
Vice Chair for Strategy & Development
Founding Chief, Division of Healthcare Delivery Science & Innovation
Department of Healthcare Policy and Research
Weill Cornell Medicine
Estomih P. Mtui, MD
Chief, Division of Anatomy
Professor of Clinical Anatomy in Radiology
Department of Radiology
Weill Cornell Medicine
Anthony Watkins, MD
Program Director, General Surgery Residency
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Transplant Surgery
Department of Surgery
Weill Cornell Medicine