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The Center for Diversity and Inclusion
Monthly eNews - March 2024
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In this Issue
- CDI Announcements
- Humans of CDI
- The Research Hub
- Other Funding Opportunities
- Resident and Fellow (RFC Corner)
- Other MGB and MGH Offerings
- Award and Fellowship Opportunities
- HMS Events
- Congratulations
- In the News
- Additional Resources
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CDI is dedicated to advancing careers for underrepresented clinicians, educators, and researchers. We're thrilled to announce exciting leadership opportunities, with more to come as we discover them. In this eNews, we're excited to share two such opportunities—one in research and one in education.
Keep reading to learn more about these opportunities and join us in fostering growth and highlighting leadership among our UiM professionals!
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Become a Chester Pierce Research Society Series Speaker!
The Chester Pierce Research Society (CPRS) is a quarterly speaker series named in honor of the late Professor Emeritus in Psychiatry Chester Pierce, MD, the first African-American physician-scientist and full professor at Mass General. CPRS exposes the Mass General and external community to novel basic science, clinical, translational, health services and disparities research by our talented UiM physicians and scientists.
If you are a faculty member interested in presenting for the Chester Pierce Research Society, please email CDI Administrative Director for Research, Karen Osborne Greene at kosborne@mgb.org.
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Do you want to learn more about how you can make an impact on medical education?
CDI is happy to share that we are partnering with the MGH and HMS education teams in their efforts to recruit for a number of open teaching and leadership positions in medical student education (UME), including Associate Director of the Principal Clinical Experience (PCE).
These are magnificent opportunities to increase visibility of UiM faculty in UME leadership. If you are passionate about education and hope to have a footprint in medical students' curriculum and teaching, these open positions may be a great opportunity to get involved. All roles offer compensation commensurate with the time commitment required.
We invite you to take a close look at the open positions via this link or the button below and, if eligible, encourage you to apply. Please feel free to email Alberto Puig, MD, PhD directly at apuig@mgh.harvard.edu if you have any questions.
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Humans of CDI
Celebrating Women's History Month
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Yakeel T. Quiroz, Ph.D.
Paul B. and Sandra M. Edgerley MGH Research Scholar 2020-2025
Departments of Psychiatry and Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Associate Professor of Psychology,
Harvard Medical School
In honor of Women's History Month, we're featuring Dr. Yakeel Quiroz, an award-winning neuroscientist and advocate for women in science, whose journey from Colombia to leading groundbreaking research at Massachusetts General Hospital exemplifies resilience, mentorship, and advocacy for women in science.
To discover more of her inspiring journey, click here.
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A Message from Drs. Cesar Castro and Julie Price | |
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As CDI Faculty co-Directors for Research, we have been working closely with the CDI team to create a plan to promote our UiM MGH researcher workforce. We continue to work to expand investigative networks and catalyze the cross-pollination of ideas. Through enhanced, meaningful, and fruitful collaborations, we are poised to enact sustained change to address longstanding structural challenges facing UiM investigators. It has been a pleasure to meet members of our UiM community.
Below are opportunities to connect with us and provide input from on the MGB research strategic plan.
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Individual 1:1 consultations: We invite you to meet with either of us to discuss your research ambitions, lessons learned, and how we can leverage MGH’s collective resources to favorably shape your professional narratives. Please sign up through our individual Calendly sites (links below).
We very much look forward to meeting and engaging with you very soon!
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The Chester Pierce Research Society
Tuesday, April 2, 2024, 12-1 PM EST
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Research Funding Opportunities | |
Click here for a list of selected external limited submissions and internal funding opportunities. | |
Residents and Fellows: We encourage you to get involved with CDI and the RFC committee! Furthermore, if you're looking to gain or regain access into the CDI conference room, contact Bebina via email at bshrestha1@mgb.org. | |
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"Notes from the Field" Screening and Discussion
Hosted by the MGH Psychiatry Center for Racial Equity and Justice
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The MGH Psychiatry Center for Racial Equity and Justice is excited to announce their upcoming film event! Join the Center for a viewing of "Notes from the Field," a one-woman performance by Anna Deavere Smith, exploring the themes and intersectionality of racial justice and youth mental health.
Date: March 25th, 2024
Time: 5:00 PM - 7:45 PM
Location: Simches Building, Room 3.110
The event will begin with a brief introduction of the film and our panel, followed by a 90-minute screening. Afterward, there will be a discussion with the audience and panel.
Food and refreshments will be served!
For an accurate headcount, please click here to RSVP to Farhabi Talukder via the Microsoft Form.
The deadline to RSVP is the end of the day, March 21st.
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2024 - 2025 Disparities Leadership Program Announcement
Request for Applications
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The Disparities Leadership Program (DLP) is now taking applications for the 2024-25 class. DLP is a year-long executive education program solely focused on helping healthcare leaders achieve equity in quality. It aims to translate the latest understanding of disparities into actionable solutions within your organization. Through the DLP, we aim to equip leaders to tackle healthcare transformation challenges by improving quality for populations experiencing disparities. The program has three main goals:
- Equip healthcare leaders with a deep understanding of disparities' causes, implementation vision, and organizational transformation strategies for high-value healthcare delivery.
- Assist leaders in creating tailored strategic plans or projects to reduce disparities, ensuring practical benefits for each organization.
- Establish a professional learning and networking environment for healthcare leaders to engage in peer learning, idea crowdsourcing, resource sharing, collaboration, and ongoing support through a national DLP alumni network.
- With 17 years of experience, the DLP is the nation's only program of its kind. It has trained 16 cohorts totaling 569 participants from 236 organizations across 35 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, Canada, and Switzerland.
Letters of intent are due Friday, July 12, 2024, and applications are due Friday, August 2, 2024.
To read more about the program, visit:
https://www.mghdisparitiessolutions.org/disparities-leadership-program
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Award and Fellowship Opportunities | |
Call for Abstracts
Deadline to Submit: April 17, 2024
The National Medical Association (NMA) invites you to submit abstracts for presentation at the 2024 NMA Annual Convention and Scientific Assembly to be held August 2 – 7, 2024 in New York, NY. We accept submissions from all disciplines including medical directors, attending physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, administrators, practice managers, consultant pharmacists, dieticians, mental health professionals, social workers/case managers, rehabilitation professionals, residents, students, and all other professionals practicing in the healthcare continuum.
Abstracts may be submitted for consideration for either an oral (podium) presentation, or a poster presentation.
Timeline
- January 2024 - Submission Opens
- April 17, 2024 (11:59 AM ET) - Submission Closes
- May 29, 2024 - Notification of Acceptance
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Herbert W. Nickens Faculty Fellowship
Deadline: Friday, April 5, 2024
The AAMC is soliciting nominations for its annual Herbert W. Nickens Awards, including the Herbert W. Nickens Faculty Fellowship. These awards honor individuals who advance the educational, societal, and health care needs of racial and ethnic minorities in the United States.
The Herbert W. Nickens Faculty Fellowship recognizes an outstanding assistant-level faculty member who has held the assistant professor position for no more than three years. The candidate must have demonstrated leadership in the United States in addressing inequities in medical education and health care; demonstrated efforts in addressing educational, societal, and health care needs of racial and ethnic minorities; and is committed to a career in academic medicine.
For questions, please contact Angela Moses at 202.862.6203, email NickensAwards@aamc.org, or visit aamc.org/initiatives/awards.
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2023-2024 Alvin F. Poussaint, MD Visiting Lecture
Thursday, March 28, 2024, 2-3 pm (EST)
Hosted by Harvard Medical School's Office for Diversity Inclusion and Community Partnership (DICP) featuring Keynote Speaker Yvette Roubideaux, MD, MPH.
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Equity and Social Justice (ESJ) Webinar Series:
Advancing Health Equity for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
Tuesday, April 2, 2024, 12-1 PM EST
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Women in Science Symposium
Empowering Women in Science: Breaking Barriers and Achieving Excellence
Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Time: 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Location: Hybrid - Zoom and Armenise Amphitheater, Harvard Medical School (200 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA)
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2024 Howard, Dorsey, Still Lecture & Diversity Awards Ceremony
“My Journey from the Nile to the Charles River”
Featuring Guest Speaker:
Nawal Nour, MD, MPH, MBA, HMS ‘94
HMS Kate Macy Ladd Professor
Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Founding Director, African Women’s Health Center
Date: Wednesday, April 10
Time: 2:30 - 4 p.m. (reception to follow)
Location: Minot Room (5th floor), Countway Library (10 Shattuck St., Boston, MA 02115)
Recipients of the award will also be announced during the ceremony. For more information, click here to visit the HMS website.
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First Genetically-Edited Pig Kidney Transplant into Living Human Performed at MGH
Congratulations to CDI Founding Director Winfred Williams, MD, for his pivotal role in the historic achievement at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) where the world's first successful transplant of a genetically-edited pig kidney into a 62-year-old man with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) was performed. This groundbreaking procedure, led by Dr. Williams and his team, represents a significant advancement in transplantation science, offering hope to millions worldwide suffering from organ failure.
Read the press release to learn more about this milestone transplant.
Check out coverage of this milestone in The New York Times.
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Aswita Tan-McGrory, Director of the Disparities Solutions Center, recently published a new study titled "How Hospitals Are Addressing The Effects Of Racism: A Mixed-Methods Study Of Hospital Equity Officers."
This study was published in Health Affairs, the leading journal of health policy research, and can be found here.
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Learn about and take action on advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion using these AAMC resources:
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The Center for Diversity and Inclusion
55 Fruit Street, Bulfinch 123
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-724-3832
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