The IU School of Medicine: Reimagining the Medical Profession
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are woven throughout Indiana University. This is apparent at the IU School of Medicine. The school offers focused, systematic, and sustained programs that are aligned with three foundational pillars: representational diversity, inclusive working and learning environment, and cultural competence.
Yearly Highlights:
- Naming Antwione Haywood, Ph.D., associate director of diversity, equity, and inclusion, to the IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center. He joins the cancer center’s executive committee, which oversees strategic planning, major funding decisions, and clinical, research, and educational activities.
- Designing a new program to increase the diversity of nurses in health policy and advocacy roles, engage nurses of color at various stages of their careers, and prepare them for future positions in health policy and advocacy. Research and programming are led by Sharron Crowder and supported by IU’s Racial Justice Research Fund.
- Releasing a new study that finds a strong association between the race of fellowship directors and the racial demographics of their programs. The findings, published in JACC: Advances, underscore the importance of placing faculty from underrepresented groups in leadership roles of these programs, as well as lay the groundwork for future research on diversity, equity, and inclusion in fellowship recruitment.
