11/17/2020 – Microaggressions & Their Impact on Professional Development in the Academy
GMS DEI participated in the Department of Medical Sciences & Education monthly “Educators Collaborative Lunch” where BUMC educators share and exchange ideas for best practices in pedagogy for graduate biomedical education over lunch. The topic was Microaggressions & Their Impact on Professional Development in the Academy . Please click the link to view the video […]
Stand with GMS by joining the BUMC OUT & Ally List
June is Pride Month! Check out the new BUMC OUT & Ally List, which is a public listing of clinicians, faculty, and practitioners, researchers, staff, students, and trainees across BUMC and BMC who identify as LGBTQ+ or as allies for the LGBTQ+ community. Read more about this initiative in BU Today.
June 10, 2020 | A Day to #ShutDownSTEM
Dear faculty and staff, I write this to share my perspective as a person of color and a professional. My opinion was solicited, and I share these sentiments with the utmost respect. By now you may be aware of the #ShutDownSTEM initiative, in response to the most recent murders of Black men and women […]
Meet Dr. Brady: Faces of Diversity
Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry What led you to pursue a career in mental health counseling and in particular why academia? I have been interested in the field of mental health for a very long time. When I finished my undergraduate degree in Sociology with plans to go to Law School I wanted […]
Meet Fumi
PhD Candidate in the Department of Microbiology What drew you to Boston University for your graduate studies? It was mainly the friendly, collaborative atmosphere that the students had when I was interviewing here. It was less stressful in terms of there being more communication between students, and it being more supportive in a way I […]
MD or PhD – Which is Right for Me? – February 27, 2020
GMS and BU MAPS Host Panel Discussion On Choosing an MD or PhD Monday, March 2, 2020 Aura Flores-Canelas (Boston University Sargent College ‘20) The Initiative for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion at GMS partnered with BU MAPS, the Minority Association for Pre-Health Students, for a panel discussion on Thursday, February 27th. With four panelists in […]
6/3 A Conversation on Race and Policing
This Wednesday there will be a BUMC-wide forum for conversation about recent police violence and deaths in the African American community, including George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor. This forum is organized and hosted by campus DEI faculty and student leaders from the School of Public Health, School of Medicine, GMS and the School […]
4/27 Exploring Microaggressions & their Impacts
Exploring Microaggressions & their Impacts An interactive workshop facilitated by GMS DEI Monday, April 27, 2020 5-6:30 PM via Zoom During this 1.5 hour workshop, students will learn what microaggressions are, the harmful impacts, and explore interventions that can be utilized when faced with microaggressions – as a recipient, a bystander or offender. THE RSVP IS […]