10:30AM-11:30AM – Oral Presentations
\n11:30AM-1:30PM – Poster Showcase<\/p>\n
Posters created by DoM faculty, staff, and trainees to illustrate the ongoing DEIA work in the areas of research, education, programming, patient care and beyond.<\/p>\n
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Tuesday, March 11th<\/h4>\n
Panel + Discussion <\/strong>| Hiebert Lounge (Breakfast will be served) | 8:00AM-10:30AM<\/p>\n Title:<\/strong> Molding a Culture: Turning Intention into Action<\/p>\n Call to Action: <\/strong>By the end of the day, you will have brainstormed at least three actionable ways to promote DEIA in your daily life (e.g., in the workplace or community) and established one new collaboration or relationship from this event.<\/p>\n Wellness Wednesday <\/strong>| Evans Conference Rooms | 11:00AM-3:00PM<\/p>\n 10:00AM-10:30AM: Virtual Workshop: Managing Change and Uncertainty with BU FSAO DEIA Week Celebration<\/strong> | Hiebert Lounge | 4:30PM-6:30PM<\/p>\n Join us for art, food, drinks and more!<\/p>\n Grand Rounds<\/strong>\u00a0| Keefer Auditorium | 12:00PM-1:00PM<\/p>\n “Conversations on Accessibility”<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Presented by:<\/strong><\/p>\n Lisa I. Iezzoni, MD, MSc<\/strong> Infectious Diseases Fellow Seminar<\/strong> – Topic: Inequities in HIV | 8:00AM | CT 2117 (Hybrid)<\/p>\n Rheumatology Journal Club – <\/strong>Topic: health disparities and the risk of end-organ lupus within a multiethnic cohort | 8:00AM | Evans 5 conference room (Hybrid) – Article Information<\/a><\/span> Hematology & Medical Oncology Section Meeting<\/strong> – Topic: Gender Sensitivity Training | 12:00PM | FGH 1 (Hybrid) Geriatrics Grand Rounds<\/strong> – “Gender Informed and Affirming Care”<\/em> | 9:00-10:30AM | Zoom <\/p>\n Showcase<\/strong>\u00a0| Hiebert Lounge (Lunch will be served)<\/p>\n Poster Session 1 | 11:30AM-12:30PM Posters created by DoM faculty, staff, and trainees to illustrate the ongoing DEIA work in the areas of research, education, programming, patient care, and beyond.<\/p>\n Art Exhibit<\/strong><\/p>\n DoM artists contributed their personal work for display.<\/p>\n Panel: Navigating DEIA in the DoM<\/strong> | Keefer Auditorium (Hybrid) | 12:00PM-1:00PM Panel discussion featuring insights from Faculty, Staff, and Trainees, on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) within the Department of Medicine (DoM). The panelists discussed their diverse experiences, perspectives, challenges, and hopes for DEIA efforts in DoM. The goal of this discussion was to provide participants with a deeper understanding of the complexities, challenges and opportunities surrounding DEIA efforts within DoM.<\/span><\/p>\n Research Faculty: Kaku So-Armah, PhD<\/strong>, Associate Professor, GIM, Assistant Chair of DEIA Movie Discussion Night<\/strong> | Wilkins Boardroom | 5:00PM<\/p>\n Movie:\u00a0 American Fiction<\/a><\/p>\n A discussion was held surrounding the 2024 Oscar Nominated film, American Fiction. The movie was streamed in our various conference rooms the week prior to DEIA Week.<\/p>\n Supplemental Material: DEIA Week Celebration<\/strong> | Hiebert Lounge | 4:00PM-6:00PM<\/p>\n DEIA Community & Group Resource tables Grand Rounds<\/strong> | Keefer Auditorium | 12:00PM-1:00PM<\/p>\n “The Challenge of Inclusion: Past to Present” Hematology Oncology Seminar – Dr. Sarah Kimball: “Roadmap to Im\/migrant Health: Promoting Health & Equity” |<\/strong> 12:00PM – 1:00PM | FGH1 Conference Room (Hybrid)<\/p>\n General Internal Medicine Grand Rounds: Louisa Holaday, MD, MHS: The spillover effects of mass incarceration: how exposure to incarceration influences health among non-incarcerated individuals<\/strong><\/span>| 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Zoom only<\/p>\n Dim Sum Luncheon<\/strong> | 12:00PM | Shojo Boston<\/p>\n Computational Biomedicine Seminar: Dr. Krystal Tsosie: <\/strong>Platforms Not Platitudes: Operationalizing Ethics and Advancing Indigenous Data and Digital Sovereignty<\/strong>| 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Zoom only<\/p>\n Infectious Diseases Fellows Core Lecture<\/strong> | 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Crosstown 2117 (Hybrid) GIM Ambulatory Morbidity & Mortality<\/strong> | 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Crosstown 2128 (Hybrid) Biomedical Genetics – <\/strong>Race, Ancestry, Both, or Neither? 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<\/p>\nWednesday, March 12th<\/h4>\n
\n12:00PM-2:00PM: Food & Nutrition Pre-ARC Lunch: “Food as a Unifier & Cultural Humility<\/em>”
\n12:00PM-2PM: Acupuncture
\n12:00PM-2PM: Puppies & Lunch!
\n2:00PM-3:00PM: Learn to Make Paper Cranes with Mike Galatis<\/p>\nThursday, March 13th<\/h4>\n
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<\/p>\nFriday, March 14th<\/h4>\n
\n<\/strong>Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
\nHealth Policy Research Center, Mongan Institute
\nMassachusetts General Hospital<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/medicine\/files\/2025\/03\/a80f9cab-3a3c-4c45-95d8-6d0e3ee75f79-450x300.jpg\")
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Section Events<\/h3>\n
March 11th<\/strong><\/h5>\n
March 12th<\/strong><\/h5>\n
\nGIM Grand Rounds<\/strong>\u00a0– “A Legacy of Cruelty to Sexual and Gender Minority Groups”<\/em> Presented by: Dr. Carl Streed Jr. & Jessica Halem, MBA | 8:00AM | Crosstown 2128 (Hybrid)
\nCardiology Grand Rounds<\/strong> – “Health Equity and Cardiovascular Disease”<\/em> | 12:00PM | Collamore 8-D805 (Hybrid)
\nCBM Guest Lecture – <\/strong>Presented by Dr. Eugene Manley, Jr. | 3:00PM | Zoom<\/p>\nMarch 13th<\/strong><\/h5>\n
\nInfectious Diseases Grand Rounds<\/strong> – “Designing Workplaces to Advance Gender Equity”<\/em> | 12:00PM | Evans 112A<\/p>\nMarch 14th<\/strong><\/h5>\n
\nPulmonary Research-In-Progress Seminar<\/strong>–\u201cAdvancing Pulmonary Health Justice\u201d<\/em> Presented by: Isaretta L. Riley, MD, Duke University | 9:00AM | X715 (Hybrid)<\/p>\n2024 DEIA Week Recap<\/h2>\n
Monday, March 18th<\/h4>\n
\nPoster Session 2 | 12:30PM-1:30PM<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/medicine\/files\/2024\/05\/Image-16-240x300.jpeg\")
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<\/p>\nTuesday, March 19th<\/h4>\n
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\n<\/span><\/p>\nPanelists<\/h4>\n
\nStaff: Kyla Botsian, MPH Candidate<\/strong>, Geriatrics Clerkship Coordinator
\nClinical Faculty: Samantha Rawlins-Pilgrims, MD, MSc<\/strong>, Assistant Professor, GIM, Director of Population Health at BHCHP
\nTrainee Panelist – Kara Vasilew, PhD Candidate<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/medicine\/files\/2024\/05\/Image-15-1-240x300.jpeg\")
<\/p>\nWednesday, March 20th<\/h4>\n
\nEvery era has its own ‘American Fiction,’ but is there anything new to say?<\/a>
\nThe Truth in ‘American Fiction’<\/a>
\nAmerican Fiction is a rich story \u2014 but is it a successful satire?<\/a><\/p>\nThursday, March 21st<\/h4>\n
\nFood, drinks, music, paint party and more!<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/medicine\/files\/2024\/05\/Image-14-1-240x300.jpeg\")
<\/p>\nFriday, March 22nd<\/h4>\n
\n<\/em><\/strong>Presented by Dr. Joan Y. Reede MD, MPH, MS<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/medicine\/files\/2024\/05\/Image-18-1-400x300.jpeg\")
<\/p>\nSection Specific Events<\/h3>\n
Thursday March 14<\/h4>\n
Wednesday, March 13<\/h4>\n
Saturday, March 16<\/h4>\n
Monday, March 18<\/h4>\n
Tuesday, March 19<\/h4>\n
\nRheumatology Disparities Accelerator Event<\/strong> – \u201cDiversity and Equity in Research Participation\u201d<\/strong>| 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | 650 Albany Street, 2nd<\/sup> Floor Conference room (Hybrid)<\/p>\nWednesday, March 20<\/h4>\n
\nRheumatology JEDI Discussion Speaker: Puja Mehta, MD – “Data Bias: Challenges and Opportunities”<\/b> | 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM | Evans 5 (Hybrid)
\nBoston MCRC Methodology Rheumatology Journal Club – “Use of Race & Ethnicity Variables in Clinical Research” <\/strong>| 12:15 PM – 1:00 PM | Zoom
\nCardiology Grand Rounds: Clyde Yancey, MD (Northwestern University) – “Diversity, Equity and Inclusiveness in Cardiovascular Medicine” <\/strong>| 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | INS 311 (Hybrid)
\nPulmonary Grand Rounds – Title: “Achieving Equity in the Recruitment of Pulmonary\/Critical Care Fellows”<\/strong>\u00a0| 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM | Evans Seminar Room (Hybrid)<\/p>\nThursday, March 21<\/h4>\n
\nInfectious Diseases Grand Rounds<\/strong> – “DEIA Inclusive Hiring and Section Goals for 2024”<\/strong>| 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Evans Seminar Room
\nVascular Biology Seminar Series – “Indigenous American Voices in STEM” <\/strong>| 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Zoom
\nGastroenterology Grand Rounds – Speaker: Sandra Quezada, MD<\/strong> | 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM | 85 E. Concord St., 8th Floor Conference Room (Hybrid)<\/p>\nFriday, March 22<\/h4>\n