Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion News Search

Across our office and collaborating centers, the University of Minnesota Medical School Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ODEI) is excited to welcome three new team members who will help us...

Jill Foster, MD, Assistant Dean for Pipeline and Pathway Programs, Medical Education Faculty Viviane Leuche, MD, and Eduardo Medina, MD, and BA/MD Scholars Maliah Jaiteh and Sophia Coleman...

Scholar-led activities provide opportunities for bonding and growth.

The U of M's BA/MD Scholars Program developed a peer mentoring program that has seen substantial successes in its first year.

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...

Camila participated in the Medical School’s Visiting Student Learner Opportunity program with the support of a U of M health equity award.

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.

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...

The Inaugural C2Dream Conference served as a space to listen, share and learn about inequities faced by Black, Indigenous and communities of color.

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...

Mya Wilson, DHA, MPH, MBA has joined the U of M Medical School Office of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion as the Administrative Director.

The University of Minnesota Medical School’s BA/MD Joint Admissions Scholars Program held a special reception to celebrate its inaugural cohort and Blythe Brenden Scholarship recipients for receiving...

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...

Welcome our new members to ODEI and learn about new initiatives within the office. 

For LGBTQ+ History Month in October, second-year medical student Adam Scott shares his experience in LGBTQ+ student groups on campus and his perspective on LGBTQ+ History Month.

The Life Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Program (LSSURP) engages underrepresented students in STEM through hands-on research.

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of the biomedical community, which is comprised of a large percentage of international physicians and researchers.

Using a culturally responsive model of mentoring and leadership development, HELM has supported over 85 fellows, to date, from across the University of Minnesota, a majority of whom are from racial/...

There was a strong presence from the University of Minnesota Medical School at the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Group on Diversity & Inclusion (GDI) Professional Development...