What We’ve Accomplished Together
The school strives to create an environment that promotes inclusive, safe and optimal learning for students, faculty and staff. We intend to analyze, improve and celebrate development in the BUMC learning environment by (1) Defining the learning environment (2) Recognizing where we meet goals and where we fall short (3) Making recommendations for and actions towards improvement (4) Ensuring transparent communication to students.
Learning Environment Oversight Group
The Learning Environment Oversight group (LEO) was initiated in June 2022 to serve as a bridge across all the groups that monitor and act on concerns with the Learning Environment, including representatives from the Medical Education Office (MEO), the Student Affairs Office (SAO), the Appropriate Treatment in Medicine Committee (ATM), Learning Environment Sessions in the clerkships and students in each curricular year.
Goals of LEO
- To share information with the larger community regarding the current state of our learning environment and actions taken in response to feedback
- Describe issues and concerns in the clinical learning environment and responses taken
- Spotlight areas related to the learning environment, such as mistreatment or ethics
LEO Membership
- Dr. Angela Jackson, Associate Dean for Student Affairs
- Dr. Angelique Harris, Associate Dean for Diversity & Inclusion
- Dr. Priya Garg, Associate Dean of Medical Education
- Dr. Bob Vinci, ATM Chair
- Dr. Sonia Ananthakrishnan, CCS Chair
- Dr. Elizabeth Yellen, Assistant Dean for Affiliated Sites
- Dr. Caitlin Neri, PISCEs Co-Director
- Dr. Jonathan Wisco, PISCEs Co-Director
- Caroline Mulligan, Administrative Manager of Affiliated Sites
- Nichole Ciccarelli, Director of Student Affairs
- Rebecca Halley, Administrative Manager of Medical Education
- Tiffany Wong, Student Wellbeing Program Coordinator
- Dominic Tran, Learning Environment Student Group Leader
- Kirsten Mojziszek, Learning Environment Student Group Leader
- Kikuye Sugiyama, ATM Student Representative
- Sara Shoushtari, ATM Student Representative
- Jessica Lo, Disability & Identity VIG Representative
Educational Initiatives
Various groups across the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine work to ensure and augment inclusivity in the learning environment. The Diversity and Inclusion Working Group provides resources for faculty to learn about inclusive teaching practices and update their materials. Suggestions for new sources are regularly evaluated. The MEC establishes and charges Vertical Integration Groups (VIGs) with examining specific topics within the curriculum to propose goals for curriculum change, including increasing inclusivity.