ODEI News
DEI News
BA/MD Scholars’ February Fun and Service Learning
Scholar-led activities provide opportunities for bonding and growth.
ODEI, Diversity & Inclusion
BA/MD Peer Mentoring Program Successes featured at AAMC BA/MD Affiliate Group Meeting
The U of M's BA/MD Scholars Program developed a peer mentoring program that has seen substantial successes in its first year.
ODEI, Diversity & Inclusion
Year in Review: 2022 Learning and Development Initiatives
The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ODEI) Learning and Development Team has been hard at work cultivating relationships with faculty and staff across the Twin Cities and Duluth Medical...
ODEI, Diversity & Inclusion
Driven to Learn and Called to Serve: Meet Camila
Camila participated in the Medical School’s Visiting Student Learner Opportunity program with the support of a U of M health equity award.
ODEI, Diversity & Inclusion
Incoming BA/MD Scholars Bring New Life to Campus Space
Students in the U of M’s BA to MD Joint Admissions Scholars Program have been raising a new garden in a long-neglected campus space.
ODEI, Diversity & Inclusion
ODEI Welcomes Matt Amundson and Shanea Turner-Smith as Learning and Development Managers
Matt and Shanea will be responsible for leading programs and initiatives to facilitate learning and development around diversity, equity and inclusion among Medical School faculty, staff and students...
ODEI, Diversity & Inclusion
Center for Chronic Disease Reduction and Equity Promotion Across Minnesota (C2DREAM) Hosts Inaugural Conference
The Inaugural C2Dream Conference served as a space to listen, share and learn about inequities faced by Black, Indigenous and communities of color.
ODEI, Diversity & Inclusion
BGREAT Awarded Grant to Develop Science Communication Training Program
The program, aimed at deepening the understanding of science communication principles through lenses of inclusion, equity and intersectionality, is being co-developed by a collaborative of offices...
ODEI, Diversity & Inclusion
ODEI Welcomes Mya Wilson as Administrative Director
Mya Wilson, DHA, MPH, MBA has joined the U of M Medical School Office of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion as the Administrative Director.
ODEI, Diversity & Inclusion
ODEI Announces First COVID-19 Microgrant Recipient: Vaccination Pop-Up for Lunar New Year
The first project to receive funding, led by Chinese American Chamber of Commerce - MN (CACC-MN), hosted two COVID-19 vaccination pop-up events in January targeting the Chinese American community, in...
ODEI, Community Engagement, Diversity & Inclusion
Dean's Lecture Series
The Medical School Dean’s Lecture Series is a series of presentations offered to faculty, staff, and students in the Medical School community, as a response to critical issues that are emerging during the pandemic, as well as our efforts to address racial injustice and health disparities within our institution.