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...
On the Pulse: Desegregating Healthcare Systems
What does a desegregated health care system look like and how can we get there? This was the theme for the Chats for Change on March 2, 2021. We gathered. Nearly 100 students, faculty, care providers, hospital leadership, and administrators gathered to share their...
Comprehensive, Strategic Plan for 2021 | Addressing Racism Across all Functional Areas of the School
Each Guiding Coalition Sphere is in the process of developing a comprehensive, strategic plan for 2021 that incorporates all activities that contribute to the vision of becoming a health system and health professions school free of racism and bias. This...
On the Pulse: February’s Action Updates
Every month, we are providing action updates across the Racism and Bias Initiative's spheres. This month’s action updates bring us closer to collaborating on our efforts, strategically building on existing actions, and developing new actions to address...
On the Pulse: A Curricular 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...
An Open Letter Response: SNMA x ISMMS Collaboration
In response to the SNMA’s open letter, the Dean’s Office and the Department of Medical Education launched and continue to work on the following actions. Expand the sections below to view the actions that have been launched, initiated, and more. Beginning...
Reflections from the SNMA Executive Board
This is what the SNMA Executive Board had to say after reflecting on the past few months following the open letter addressing anti-Blackness and racism at Mount Sinai and the broader medical community. This year we’ve been confronted by two pandemics that...
On the Pulse: Racism, Assimilation, and Professionalism—Student Council Collaboration
During a recent Chats for Change on Monday, October 19, close to 40 students, staff, and faculty gathered from across the health system and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to discuss how racism, assimilation, and professionalism operate in...
A Place for Anti-Racism in Crisis Response
During the Special Edition Chats for Change on Tuesday, April 21, seventeen staff, students and faculty from across the health system and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (shout out to Mount Sinai Queens and the Corporate Offices) began to...
COVID-19 Racism and Bias—Share Your Stories and Access Resources
Although all members of our community are all feeling increased stress due to COVID-19, some members of our community are additionally fighting increased racism and bias against them. The goal of this blog post is to share your stories, provide resources...
Navigating Biased Patient Behavior—What Next?
On Monday, April 14, nearly 30 students, clinicians, and administrators responded by logging into a zoom call to engage with the topic of navigating biased patient behavior. Sponsored by the Racism and Bias Initiative (RBI) and facilitated by...
Racism in the Time of COVID
COVID-19 is not an excuse to be racist. On Friday, April 10, the Racism and Bias Initiative launched its Chats for Change in the Time of COVID-19, a special-edition virtual series of discussions to reflect on the roles of racism and privilege in the time...
We’re All In—Are You?
The RBI resource team is energized by the level of interest and commitment to undoing racism and bias in medical education and beyond. We started this academic year with a pledge party because we know that systemic change requires individuals to change....