We are excited to announce that the Center for Diversity and Inclusion is currently reporting to Dr. Will Curry, Chief Medical Officer of the MGH and MGPO.

We know that whenever change is afoot, people may have questions. The CDI welcomes those questions, and we along with Dr. Curry invite the UiM community to meet with us to discuss our goals for the future and make space to listen to your thoughts and concerns.

Keep an eye out in your inbox for a separate invitation with further details for this upcoming listen and learn, and in the meantime, learn more about Dr. Curry and the impact of CDI on his journey by checking out his September Humans of CDI feature here.

Celebrating Black History Month

Attendees celebrated Black History Month at the RFC Social Thursday held on February 9, 2023

Lloyd Ferguson, 1st African American Medical resident at Mass General.

MGH's Inclusion Campaign is part of the hospital’s plan to eliminate structural racism and advance racial equity. The Inclusion Campaign aims to create a welcoming environment and inclusive space for all.

Below is information on Black History Month celebrations and events co-sponsored by the MGH Inclusion Campaign and other collaborators. If you would like to receive a monthly Messenger e-blast on information and ways for you to engage with the Inclusion Campaign, please subscribe here.

Film & Panel Discussion: Monday, February 27, 6-7 pm

In partnership with GBH WORLD Channel, the Inclusion Campaign is hosting a virtual event about mental health, family, and overcoming trauma in the Black community on Monday, February 27th from 6-7 PM. The event will include the screening of clips from the documentary The Death of My Two Fathers, followed by a panel discussion with the film's director Sol Guy, James Hills from the local show Java with Jimmy, and Aderonke Pederson, MD from MGH Depression Clinical and Research Program. Moderated by Eugene Lambert, MD from MGH Addiction Consultation Team.

Free Boston While Black Membership

MGB is offering free Boston While Black one-year memberships to Black employees seeking connection and community. This membership provides benefits to Black professionals including networking, city navigation, health and wellness sessions, and social events. Registration

MGH CARE Health Education

MGH Community Access, Recruitment and Engagement (CARE) Research Center is hosting a health education event for Black History Month on Saturday, February 25th from 2-6 PM in Boston. The event will share resources related to mental health and holistic care. Click here for details

Diversity in the MGH Gift Shop

The Inclusion Campaign is working with the MGH Gift Shop to bring in more culturally, racially and ethnically diverse vendors, artists and products to the store. Stop by the store to celebrate Black History Month with items from Black woman-owned businesses, handmade fair-trade African products, and jewelry from local Boston artists.

If you have suggestions for new diverse vendors or items, please complete our online Submission Form

In this month's Humans of CDI we caught up with the legendary Dr. Ernesto Gonzalez-Martinez.

As the longest-standing Spanish-speaking Latino physician at MGH and the 2nd Latino tenured professor in the history of Harvard Medical School, Dr. Gonzalez-Martinez has spent over 40 years working tirelessly to advance the careers of our UiM community.

To learn more about Dr. Gonzalez and his legendary achievements, keep reading. 

Ernesto Gonzalez-Martinez, MD

Dermatologist, Massachusetts General Hospital

Professor of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School

The impact of Dr. Ernesto Gonzalez-Martinez cannot be understated.

Since his arrival to MGH in 1976, Dr. Gonzalez has advanced the careers of our UiM community through various initiatives, including founding and serving as Director of the Hispanic Medical Students Mentorship Program, a cross-cultural, cross-institutional mentorship program for Hispanic students attending the four medical schools in Massachusetts. 

To learn more about Dr. Gonzalez and his legendary achievements, click here. 

A Message from Drs. Cesar Castro and Julie Price

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 and we look forward to future opportunities to do so.

Below are two opportunities to connect with us and here about our progress:

• 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).



• Research Recharge: We invite you, the MGH UiM research workforce, to attend research social and networking event on March 16, 2023, 12p – 1p, Simches Building, Conference Room 3.120. Please register in advance as lunch will be served. We look forward to seeing you!

We very much look forward to meeting and engaging with you very soon!

We encourage you to explore resources from our colleagues in MGRI Division of Clinical Research. Browse DCR's Suggested Courses to sign up for role-specific and skills-based courses to advance your career.

CDI Research Recharge - March 16, 12-1 pm 

Funding Opportunities

2023 Call for Applications for PSDA and CTDA

Deadline - Tuesday, February 28, 2023

The Center for Diversity and Inclusion, the Office of the President, the MGPO, and ECOR are pleased to announce the two awards under the 2023 CDI Faculty Development Award Program – Application Deadline is Tuesday, February 28, 2023.

1. The MGH Physician/Scientist Development Award (PSDA): To submit a PSDA application, please click here.



2. The MGH Clinician-Teacher Development Award (CTDA): To view and download the CTDA Application, please click here.

CDI encourages you to take advantage of the pre-award Consultation Service for potential applicants. Please complete this online survey form to help us provide you with the best consultation possible.

To learn more about the PSDA and CTDA funding opportunities and tips for a successful application, click here to view the Zoom recording of the panel discussion with the past PSDA and CTDA recipients held on Jan 25. 

Additional Funding Opportunities

Click here to see the Executive Committee on Research's (ECOR) intranet site for external limited submissions and internal funding opportunities.

MGH CDI Chat & Chill

Grant for UiM Residents and Fellows Now Open!

Deadline March 31, 2023

The application is open for the Winter 2023 Resident and Fellow Grant awards for $1,000 to twelve residents or fellows from underrepresented ethnic and racial minority groups.

The application opened 2/1/23 and closes on 3/31/23. The application form and details for the program can be found using this link.

Chester Pierce Research Society Speaker Dr. Luana Marques

Please click here for a recording of the Chester Pierce Society Speaker Series, Wednesday, January 25, 2023, on Leveraging implementation science & community-based participatory research to bridge the science-practice gap among diverse populations by Luana Marques, PhD.

Front and Centered Video Series

Front & Centered is MGH Equity and Community Health’s video series that explores the diverse work of the department.

CDI Research Workforce

Last month's episode featured CDI’s efforts to diversify the research workforce and advance the careers of Underrepresented in Medicine (UiM) researchers. Click here to watch the webinar.

MGB Mobile Community Care Vans

This month’s episode featured Priya Gupta, MD and Cesar Guerra Castillo, discussing the MGB Mobile Community Care Vans - where they’ve been, what they’ve learned, and where they’re headed.

View Recording Here

Understanding Race-Based Medicine and the Impact on Radiology

For those who have missed last month's Understanding Race-Based Medicine and the Impact on Radiology , please find the recording below.

Lecture RECORDING

Cancer Equity Colloquium - April 21-22, 2023

Poster and Handout Ordering & Printing

Patient / Family / Visitor / Research Participant Code of Conduct

The MGH CDI has been working closely with the MGB Office of the Chief Medical Officer as part of the United Against Racism efforts to improve reporting & response related to incidents of racism and other discrimination. Below are two important pieces of information about ordering MGB Patient Code of Conduct posters and ongoing Upstander training. Please feel free to share broadly.

The Patient/Family/Visitor/Research Participant Code of Conduct policy defines appropriate patient, family, visitor, and research participant conduct and provides a model for workforce members to respond to disrespectful, discriminatory, hostile, or harassing behaviors. For details on printing handouts and ordering posters, click here.

We Are Upstanders: Developing Skills for Addressing Racism and Discrimination in Healthcare -- Feb & March sessions open!

Sign up for a “We are Upstanders” training session in February or March. If you know of teams / departments / groups who would prefer to take the training together rather than sign-up individually, please contact Jenna Faltas directly to organize this at jfaltas@partners.org. 

 

This training will take place virtually, via Zoom. Sign up on Healthstream here.

For more information about enrolling, learning objectives and CE credits, click here.

HMS Remote Medical Education Grand Rounds

Monday, February 27, 2023, 4:30-6 pm EST

Fairness and Equity: Just Assessment Systems in

Medical Education



Please Register:

I will attend

I cannot make it

Speakers

The models and goals of assessment have evolved. Historical rubrics have focused primarily on "objective" measurement and high stakes assessment. Current advancements promote judgment-based evaluation and feedback in the learning and working environment. Medical schools and training programs are undertaking a critical re-examination of the purpose, structure, and implementation of assessment. Education systems are moving away from tiered grades in clerkships and numerical scores in licensing examinations toward holistic, contextualized, and functional assessments. Despite these advancements, our current assessment models continue to be plagued by structural inequities and bias that have far-reaching ramifications for learners and, by extension, patients and communities.

Education systems must grapple with and address the inequities in assessment. This requires concerted and coordinated efforts by individual educators and the institutions in which we learn, teach, and care for patients. In the HMS Academy's Medical Education Grand Rounds annual literature review session, we will deconstruct programmatic assessment through the lens of equity and systems thinking. We will review recent medical literature from 2020 - 2023 and use case-based pedagogy to together develop a framework for making our assessment systems equitable and fair for all learners.

Learning objectives

Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to



1. Discuss the individual and structural factors underpinning inequities in assessment;
2. Apply systems thinking to the problem of assessment inequities;
3. Describe and implement evidence-based approaches to building equitable assessment programs.

Accreditation Statement

The Harvard Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Harvard Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity

Target Audience:

All HMS faculty, residents, and students are invited to attend and eligible to participate.

Course Director:

David A. Hirsh, M.D

Better Together Virtual Community Dialogue "El Doctorcito" 

March 9, 2023, 1:30-3:00 pm

New England Science Symposium - Sunday, April 2, 2023

The New England Science Symposium (NESS), established in 2002, provides a forum for postdoctoral fellows; medical, dental and graduate students; post-baccalaureates; college and community college students (particularly for African-American, Hispanic/Latino and American Indian/Alaska Native individuals) to share their biomedical and health-related research activities through oral or poster presentations, to engage in discussions related to career development in the sciences, to exchange ideas and to expand their professional networks.

SAVE the DATE: Women in Science Symposium

Monday, April 3, 2023

The hybrid symposium Celebrating Women In Innovation will take place 

on April 3, 2023 at 9:00-12:00pm.

In-person at Harvard Medical School Armenise Amphitheater and by Zoom.

The symposium will be followed by a networking lunch sponsored by the Harvard Office of Technology Development.

Speakers:

Karen Cichowski, PhD, BWH and Dana Farber Harvard Cancer Center

Brielle Ferguson, PhD, BCH and HMS Genetics

Ya-Chie Hsu, PhD, Harvard Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology

Caroline Palavicino-Maggio, PhD, McLean Hospital

Shannon Scott-Vernaglia, MD, MGH

Valerie Stone, MD MPH, BWH

This is the second annual symposium bringing together Harvard Medical School and its affiliated hospitals. The goals for this event are to inspire and empower women at all stages of their research career and to celebrate the innovations of women in our community. Events are co-sponsored by HMS Office for Clinical and Academic Affairs, BCH Office of Faculty Development, and HMS Dean's Innovation Award in Diversity and Inclusion.  

For more information, email Marcia Haigis, HMS Director of Gender Equity or Carla Kim, BCH Director of Basic Research Career Development.

For details and updates please visit our website at https://dicp.hms.harvard.edu

Margarita Alegría, PhD is the Chief of the Disparities Research Unit at MGH and the Mongan Institute, the Harry G. Lehnert, Jr. and Lucille F. Cyr Lehnert Endowed Chair at the MGRI, and a Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Psychiatry at HMS. She is the recipient of 2022 Outstanding Mentor of Underrepresented in Medicine (UiM) Faculty and Trainees Award sponsored by Center for Faculty Development. To recognize faculty who support and empower their UiM colleagues in advancing their careers and achieving their professional goals and who actively work to create a more open, equitable environment in which UiM can thrive, grow, and attain major leadership roles. She has spent her career examining how to reduce health disparities for populations of color, immigrants, and linguistic minorities. Most recently, Dr. Alegría obtained her BA in Psychology from Georgetown University in 1978 and her PhD from Temple University in 1989. Click here for all 2022 nominees.

Joanne Wolfe, MD, MPH joined the MGH as chief of the Department of Pediatrics and physician-in-chief of Mass General for Children (MGfC), effective Jan. 1, 2023. Dr. Wolfe, who joined us from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, is known for her proven track-record of advancement through research and a commitment to cultivating a welcoming environment rooted in diversity, equity, inclusion and well-being. Dr. Wolfe succeeded Ronald E. Kleinman, MD, who has served at the helm of MGfC for more than a decade.

Addressing our Legacy - Harvard Gazette

Published on Jan 27, 2023 by Joyce Jones, Harvard correspondent

Sara Bleich, the University’s inaugural vice provost for special projects, returned to Harvard after a two-year stint in the Biden administration to begin leading the implementation of the seven recommendations from the report of the Presidential Committee on Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery. Click here to read more.

Announcements, events or awards to share? Email cdi@mgh.harvard.edu

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