Meet the 2024-2025 Anti-racism Student Fellows
The mission of the Anti-Racism Student Fellowship is to support and advance the lifelong pursuit of anti-racism, equity, and racial justice as organizing principles of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS). Anti-racism Student Fellows will work closely...
Meet Coniqua Johnson-Reed!
In October 2024, the Institute for Equity and Justice in Health Sciences Education is pleased to welcome a new member to our team - Coniqua Johnson-Reed [kah-NEE-kwuh]. Coniqua (she/her) joins us as a Part-Time Change Strategist working with the Institute on strategic...
We’re All In 2024
From September 9, 2024 - September 13, 2024 the Institute for Equity and Justice in Health Sciences Education (“The Institute” to us and our fans 😎) hosted its inaugural week of We’re All In (WAI) programming as an opportunity for new and returning members of the...
Meet the 2023-24 Anti-racism Student Fellows
Our mission is to support and advance the lifelong pursuit of anti-racism, equity, and racial justice across the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Anti-racism Student Fellows will work closely with Icahn Mount Sinai leaders across all functional areas of the...
Racism and Bias Initiative (RBI) x Center for Anti-Racism in Practice (CAP) Fellowship for Icahn School of Medicine Students
Our mission is to support and advance the lifelong pursuit of anti-racism, equity, and racial justice as the organizing principles of medical education at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS).RBI x CAP Fellows will work closely with ISMMS leaders across...
Meet the RBI x CAP Fellows
Our mission is to support and advance the lifelong pursuit of anti-racism, equity, and racial justice as the organizing principles of medical education at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS). RBI x CAP Fellows will work closely with ISMMS leaders...
What’s New with Chats for Change?
At the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Chats for Change was built on the notion that in order to respond to racism and to be anti-racist we must engage in dialogue, learning and action. Beginning in the fall of 2018, the Department of Medical...
On the Pulse: June Action Update
This month, we ramped up our communication efforts to inform specific stakeholders of our progress and we diligently worked to make our twenty-four change targets actionable and impactful. Admissions SphereThe Admissions Sphere is planning for the new Admissions...
On the Pulse: May Action Update
This month, we ramped up our communication efforts to inform specific stakeholders of our progress and we diligently worked to make our twenty-four change targets actionable and impactful. Admissions SphereThe Admissions Sphere has formed a plan for the 2023...
On the Pulse: April 2022 Action Update
An update to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai’s change management approach to addressing racism and bias in academic medicine and beyond.
Meet the 2021-2022 RBI x CAP Fellows
The 2021-2022 RBI x CAP Fellows The inaugural RBI x CAP Fellowship cohort has been selected, and the RBI and CAP teams are excited to work with our amazing group of students. Fellows will serve as an invaluable capacity-building resource for school and...
On the Pulse: August/September
Admissions SphereCommittee training is now complete for the 2022 admissions cycle and we are gearing up for the interview season. Our first committee development session proved to be an informative, inspiring and engaging experience for all. Relevant and timely...
On the Pulse: June/July Action Updates
Admissions SphereWe have had a busy and productive month, with one class about to start and admissions work for the new cycle under way. We have almost all new admissions committee members trained and ready to begin. Our inaugural committee development session is...
The School’s First RBI Quarterly Meeting | June 2021
The Guiding Coalition recently held its first quarterly meeting for 2021, which was open to all medical school employees, faculty and students. A total of 58 attendees joined the Guiding Coalition on zoom. While the Guiding Coalition’s goal for these open meetings is...
On the Pulse: May Action Updates
Admissions SphereThe Admissions sphere has been engaged in analyzing data to inform our work moving forward. With upcoming committee training sessions, we will continue to build upon conversations with veteran members and onboard new members to our culture of...
On the Pulse: April Action Updates
The Curricular Affairs Sphere aims to promote personal growth in antiracist knowledge and skills among course and clerkship directors. We developed this change target in partnership with students and faculty. The first steps included conducting focus groups and...