Our office's mission is:
- To coordinate efforts, implement policies, and develop programs to attract, integrate, and engage a diverse community of faculty, residents, students, staff and health care professionals
- To promote inclusion and to catalyze cultural changes as a means to achieve excellence
- To enrich the learning environment
- To strengthen the medical school’s ties to nearby communities
- To contribute to improving health equity in the region
"Diversity does not occur along with excellence or in spite of excellence, but it is integral to the excellence and success of any institution."
-Marc A. Nivet, Ed.D., Chief Diversity Officer, AAMC
Our office coordinates educational programs and workshops that reinforce our school’s commitment to excellence through diversity and inclusion.
Our services and expertise help increase cultural competency among decision makers and enrich the pool of eligible faculty candidates from diverse backgrounds.