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As part of Dean Augustine Choi’s commitment to strengthening the culture of diversity and inclusion at Weill Cornell Medicine, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion will host its 2nd Annual Diversity Week event that will take place April 22-27, 2019. This years Diversity Week will include three keynote addresses by Dara Richardson-Heron, MD, Chief Engagement Officer All of Us Research Program at the National Institutes of Health, Sian Leah Beilock, PhD, President Barnard College and Joan Y. Reede, MD, MS, MPH, MBA, Dean for Diversity and Community Partnership at Harvard Medical School. An array of events will take place throughout the week featuring Diversity Grand Round talks from experts in their fields, health disparity and mentoring in medicine symposiums, paneled events centered around work-life balance, women in science, and LGBT issues in medicine, among others. In addition, winners of the Dean's Diversity and Healthcare Disparities Research Awards, 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. Stay tuned for more information and a scheduled list of events!
