Bennetta C. Horne, MS, PhD, Assistant Dean for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Director, Office of Multicultural Affairs 131 South Robertson Street New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone 504-988-7401 Fax 504-988-6462 bhorne1@tulane.edu
Bennetta is the Assistant Dean for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and the Director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs. She completed her undergraduate studies at Xavier University of Louisiana and her graduate work at LSU Health Sciences Center. She is responsible for fostering an all-inclusive environment for current and prospective students from traditionally underrepresented populations. These populations include not only groups who identify through race but also through religious beliefs, sexual identity, as well as other non-traditional students. The Office of Multicultural Affairs will also work to increase cultural sensitivity of the student body, faculty, and staff as well as to enhance the retention and academic success of all students.
Jorge Valentin Diaz, MA Senior Program Coordinator, Office of Multicultural Affairs 131 South Robertson Street New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone 504-988-5456 jvalentindiaz@tulane.edu
Jorge is the Senior Program Coordinator for the Office of Multicultural Affairs. He completed his undergraduate and graduate studies at the University of Central Florida. He is excited for every opportunity he has to advance initiatives around Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at Tulane and the School of Medicine. He also strives to be a part of making Tulane a community where all can succeed and thrive.
Tulane University School of Medicine (TUSOM) values diversity. Tulane defines diversity broadly to include: persons of color, members of the LGBTQIA community, members of diverse ethnic groups including those typically underrepresented in medicine, members of economically disadvantaged groups, and any others who bring a different perspective to the learning environment. The school of medicine believes in a rich educational experience for all students through the infusion of cultural competency, sensitivity, and attentiveness. Additionally, the school of medicine values the sum total of ideals and perspectives of all individuals engaged in and connected to the educational process.
The vision of the TUSOM is to cultivate an environment of inclusiveness and equity for the learning community. These efforts will promote social justice throughout the medical education community, diminishing the occurrences of discrimination based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, or ability. This effort will generate conscientious global citizens primed to provide vital medical care to the diverse population in southeastern Louisiana and around the globe, thus advancing health equity.
We believe that diversity is a fluid, ever evolving concept.
We believe that examining a variety of perspectives will add value and substance to all participants in medical education.
We believe that medical education cannot remain stagnant and must evolve to stay relevant to trends in the population and innovation of technology in order to effectively address the needs of local, national, and global citizens.
We believe that emphasizing diversity will spur advocacy for the underserved.
We believe that enhancing engagement at the undergraduate medical student level can develop a pipeline of a diverse applicant pool of graduate medical students, residents, faculty members, and administrators.
We believe that enhancing diversity will enable TUSOM to remain aligned with the guiding principles and standards of the Liaison Committee on Medical Education.
We believe that creating a collaborative, service-minded, learning environment will diversify the community of physicians by increasing the number of traditionally underrepresented students who earn medical degrees.
We believe that enhancing diversity will have a direct impact on decreasing current health disparities currently existing in underserved communities as well as the effects of social determinants of health in providing healthcare to local, regional, and national communities.
Save the date! The Tulane Anti-Racism Teach-In will be taking place on Friday, March 24 from 8:30am-5:00pm on Zoom. Our very own Arianne Sacramento will be featured in "The Solidarity Dividend" panel at 3:00pm! Click here to learn more.
Congratulations to Christopher Mitry on his acceptance to Harvard's BWH STARS program! The BWH STARS Program is a unique summer research opportunity for underrepresented in medicine college and first year medical students with a strong interest in pursuing advanced graduate and medical education and training. During the 8-week stay, students participate in intensive hands-on training in research methods in the laboratories of researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
The EDI Professional Develop Program (EDI-PDP) was launched in October and what a success it has been! We express our sincere thanks to the over 300 faculty and staff that enrolled in the four EDI-PDP Core courses offered this fall. In the spring we are expanding our course offerings beyond the four core courses, to include the following electives:Read More...
EDI-PDP courses (core and elective courses) are offered every semester and can be taken in any sequence, so you can enroll at any time for any open course. Best of all... these courses are free! More information about the EDI-PDP can be found on the Office of EDI webpage at EDI.Tulane.edu. You can also click this link to enroll: Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Professional Development Program - Bridge (bridgeapp.com)
Jessan Jishu
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This program provides students with a leadership opportunity that allows them to have more direct participation in voting advocacy and civic engagement, specifically as to how it relates to healthcare and medicine.
