Blogs | Change Now

Now Introducing the Guiding Coalition—Change Leaders of RBI

Apr 30, 2018 | Racism and Bias

Guiding Coalition members are a powerful, enthusiastic group of Change Leaders that develop new strategies and put them into effect to transform the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS). As part of the Racism and Bias Initiative’s (RBI) change management...

Dean Charney on Undoing Racism and Bias

Mar 20, 2018 | Racism and Bias

Combating systemic racism and bias often begins with addressing it on an individual level. We recently caught up with Dean Charney to provide his lens on racism and bias in our community, and what lengths we are willing to go to undo its effects in the health...

Future Focus: Incorporating People and Process—What’s on the Horizon?

Feb 26, 2018 | Racism and Bias

Since the initiative’s launch in 2015, we have undertaken several RBI activities and endeavors that have primarily addressed recommendations related to racism and bias content in curricular and student affairs, admissions, and in other functional areas of the school....

Looking Back to Move Forward: Steps to Combat Racism and Bias—A Review

Feb 19, 2018 | Racism and Bias

As you know, the Department of Medical Education has launched several initiatives over the past few years to raise awareness of and systematically combat racism and bias in our learning environment. The following provides a glimpse of preliminary actions taken during...

Change Management Meets the Racism and Bias Initiative | An Introduction to the Methodology from Dr. Leona Hess

Feb 12, 2018 | Racism and Bias

A New York-native, Dr. Hess is a systems thinker and transformational change strategist. Joining Med Ed in October of last year, her primary role is to develop and apply a Change Management methodology to the Racism and Bias Initiative (RBI). By doing so she will...

New Graduation Awards Praise Anti-Racism Changemakers

Apr 25, 2017 | Racism and Bias

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is proud to announce three new graduation awards beginning in the 2016–17 academic year. Starting with the Class of 2017, graduating medical students who have demonstrated a commitment to mitigating racism and bias in our...

A Sanctuary Campus

Jan 30, 2017 | Racism and Bias

The Mount Sinai Health System, which includes the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS) and seven hospital campuses, is a safe haven where patients, students, and employees are free to receive care, learn, and work without fear of discrimination, harassment...

These Times

Nov 18, 2016 | Racism and Bias

The past few weeks have been intense. We continue to face the challenge of addressing mental health and well-being, while coping now with a national landscape that has increasingly normalized racist and biased rhetoric and behavior. We at the Icahn School of Medicine...

#WhatDoctorsLookLike

Oct 31, 2016 | Racism and Bias

In response to Dr. Tamika Cross’s encounter with bias and discrimination while aboard a Delta flight on October 9, over the past couple of weeks, we created a declaration to share solidarity with Dr. Cross and to acknowledge #WhatDoctorsLookLike. Our statement is now...

Wellness Includes Equity

Sep 27, 2016 | Racism and Bias

As you know, a task force has been formed to explore wellness in our community and to reflect on the adequacy of well-being resources and mental health support for our trainees. Directly impacting wellness in our learners is the larger community and country that we...