Blogs
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...
What’s Chats for Change?
Beginning in the fall of 2018, the Department of Medical Education at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai launched “Chats for Change”—a series of interactive sessions that spark dialogue centered on racism and bias in medicine. Chats for Change is...
Towards Transformational Change: 2021 Guiding Coalition Change Targets
The Guiding Coalition is launching twenty change targets this year. This is the first year we have created a comprehensive strategy that includes all of the actions or projects addressing racism in bias across the medical school. A tremendous amount of work and...
On the Pulse: A Global Sphere Update
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...
Inside the Student Healing Circle: A Lesson in Dignity
After many months of online lectures, tele-health physical exams, and learning how to cope with the responsibilities of becoming a health professional during a pandemic, I ventured out back onto the hospital wards for the first time this week. I went to a...