The Diversity and Cultural Affairs Council of The Department of Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine was created to continue the Department’s commitment to excellence in clinical education and research. Our goals are: - To provide a comprehensive array of diversity initiatives designed to sensitize trainees and faculty members to multicultural issues.
- To ensure students, residents and attending physicians provide culturally sensitive care.
- To create an environment of inclusion that welcomes and supports people of varying backgrounds.
To address our mission, the Department of Medicine and the Diversity and Cultural Affairs Council have implemented several initiatives. Dedicated Grand Rounds are held focusing on an array of issues involving diversity and cultural competence including barriers to care, international health and health disparities. Residents are encouraged to participate in continuity clinics and other rotations that are designed to promote cultural competence both in Chicago and internationally. The Council is currently developing several community service activities for residents and faculty as well. - Keenan Hawkins, MD, Chair
k-hawkins@northwestern.edu - Sylvia Ukonga, MD, Vice-Chair
s-ukonga@md.northwestern.edu - Alisha Allen, MD
a-allen@md.northwestern.edu - Silesia Bailey, MD
sbailey@eriefamilyhealth.org - Sonja Boone, MD
sboone@nmh.org - Omobolaji Campbell, MD
o-campbell@md.northwestern.edu - Matthew Endara, MD
m-endara@md.northwestern.edu - John Franklin, MD
jef@northwestern.edu - J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD
ljameson@northwestern.edu - Stevie Mazyck, MD
smazyck@nmff.org - Pamela McCoy, MD
pmccoy@nmh.org - David Montgomery, MD, PhD
dmontgomery005@md.northwestern.edu - Howard Murray, MD
h-murray@md.northwestern.edu - Didi Omiyi
domiyi008@md.northwestern.edu - Taylor Ortiz, MD
t-ortiz2@md.northwestern.edu - Mary Rinella, MD
m-rinella@northwestern.edu - Roxana Siles, MD
r-siles@md.northwestern.edu - Peter Sporn, MD
p-sporn@northwestern.edu - Iasha Sznajder, MD
j-sznajder@northwestern.edu - Gustavo Velazques
gustavo@md.northwestern.edu - Diane Wayne, MD
dwayne@northwestern.edu - Melissa Zimel
mzimel008@md.northwestern.edu
- Valerie Stone, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital, "Optimizing Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV/AIDS"
- Floyd Malveaux, MD, PhD, Howard University, "Morbidity of Asthma in the Medically Underserved"
- James Earl King Hildreth, MD, PhD, Director, Comprehensive Center for Health Disparities Research in HIV, Meharry Medical College, School of Medicine, "Chemical Condoms for AIDS Prophylaxis: A Novel Approach Based on Cholesterol Sequestration"
 
The Department of Medicine regularly holds activities with medical students in Chicago. Pictured above is a residency panel on April 10, 2006 for medical students from various Chicago medical schools. Residents and fellows from several specialties at Northwestern participated in a discussion and question session with approximately 30 students at this recent event.  
Dr Christian Jackson interacts with third year students at Howard University Medical School April, 2006 Northwestern SNMA chapter information is available at http://groups.northwestern.edu/snma For more about diversity at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, please use this link: http://www.nmh.org/nmh/careers/diversity.htm “The Department of Medicine at Northwestern is strongly committed to diversity as a means to strengthen the talent of our trainees and faculty.” — J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD
Chairman, Department of Medicine
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