{"id":22055,"date":"2024-03-04T12:10:16","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T17:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/medicine\/?p=22055"},"modified":"2024-03-05T12:10:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T17:10:00","slug":"dom-deia-week-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/medicine\/2024\/03\/04\/dom-deia-week-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn About the First Annual DoM DEIA Week | March 18-22, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Department of Medicine will hold its first annual Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) Week March 18th through March 22nd. In the DoM, we are dedicated to fostering a workplace that values and celebrates diversity, promotes equity, ensures inclusion, and prioritizes accessibility. We firmly believe that our collective differences make us stronger, and we are committed to creating an environment where all individuals, regardless of their background, feel valued, respected, and empowered.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Schedule<\/h3>\n

Monday, March 18th<\/h4>\n

Showcase<\/strong>\u00a0| Hiebert Lounge (Lunch will be served)<\/p>\n

Poster Session 1 | 11:30AM-12:30PM
\nPoster Session 2 | 12:30PM-1:30PM
\nShowcase information<\/a><\/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

Tuesday, March 19th<\/h4>\n

Art Exhibit<\/strong> | Wilkins Board Room | All day<\/p>\n

Meet the Artist | 10:00AM-11:00AM
\nSubmit Your Artwork!!<\/a><\/p>\n

Panel: Navigating DEIA in the DoM<\/strong> | Keefer Auditorium (Hybrid) | 12:00PM-1:00PM
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Join us for a panel discussion featuring insights from Faculty, Staff, and Trainees, on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) within the Department of Medicine (DoM). The aim of this panel will be to hear from the panelists about their diverse experiences, perspectives, challenges, and hopes for DEIA efforts in DoM. The goal of this discussion will be to provide participants with a deeper understanding of the complexities, challenges and opportunities surrounding DEIA efforts within DoM.<\/span><\/p>\n

Panelists<\/h4>\n

Research Faculty: Kaku So-Armah, PhD<\/strong>, Associate Professor, GIM, Assistant Chair of DEIA
\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

Lunch will be served.<\/p>\n

Wednesday, March 20th<\/h4>\n

Movie Discussion Night<\/strong> | Wilkins Boardroom | 5:00PM<\/p>\n

Movie:\u00a0 American Fiction<\/a><\/p>\n

Join us for a discussion surrounding the 2024 Oscar Nominated film, American Fiction.
\nThe movie will be streaming in the DoM conference rooms in the weeks leading up to DEIA week.<\/p>\n

Pizza & drinks will be provided.<\/p>\n

DEIA Week Movie Screenings:
\n<\/o:p>Tues, 3\/12, 11am-1pm, Evans Seminar Room
\n<\/o:p>Tues, 3\/12, 4-6pm, Wilkins Board Room
\n<\/o:p>Wed, 3\/13, 12pm-2pm, Evans Seminar Room
\n<\/o:p>Mon, 3\/18, 3-5pm, Wilkins Board Room
\nWednesday, 3\/20, 3-5pm, Wilkins Board Room followed by discussion & pizza<\/p>\n

Supplemental Material:
\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>\n

Thursday, March 21st<\/h4>\n

DEIA Week Celebration<\/strong> | Hiebert Lounge | 4:00PM-6:00PM<\/p>\n

DEIA Community & Group Resource tables
\nFood, drinks, stories and more!
\nSubmit your DEIA story here<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, March 22nd<\/h4>\n

Grand Rounds<\/strong> | Keefer Auditorium | 12:00PM-1:00PM<\/p>\n

“The Challenge of Inclusion: Past to Present”
\n<\/em><\/strong>Presented by Dr. Joan Y. Reede MD, MPH, MS<\/p>\n

DoM Section Plans<\/h3>
<\/p>\n

Click here for Zoom Links<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday March 16<\/h4>\n

Dim Sum Luncheon<\/strong> | 12:00PM | Shojo Boston<\/p>\n

Monday, March 18<\/h4>\n

Computational Biomedicine Race and Ethnicity Seminar<\/strong> | 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Zoom only<\/p>\n

Tuesday, March 19<\/h4>\n

Infectious Diseases Fellows Core Lecture<\/strong> | 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Crosstown 2117 (Hybrid)
\nRheumatology Disparities Accelerator Event<\/strong> | 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Location TBD (Hybrid)<\/p>\n

Wednesday, March 20<\/h4>\n

GIM Ambulatory Morbidity & Mortality<\/strong> | 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Crosstown 2128 (Hybrid)
\nRheumatology JEDI Discussion Speaker: Puja Mehta, MD – “Data Bias: Challenges and Opportunities”<\/b> | 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM | Evans 5 (Hybrid)
\nRheumatology Journal Club – “Use of Race & Ethnicity Variables in Clinical Research” <\/strong>| 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Location TBD (Hybrid)
\nCardiology Grand Rounds – “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>\n

Thursday, March 21<\/h4>\n

Infectious 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>\n

Friday, March 22<\/h4>\n

Geriatrics \u201cWellness for Trainees\u201d Grand Rounds – Gopal Yadavalli, MD<\/strong> | 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Zoom
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