Heersink School of Medicine News

Fouad elected to exclusive NIH advisory committee

Mona Fouad, M.D., MPH, senior associate dean for Diversity and Inclusion in the Heersink School of Medicine and director of the Minority Health and Health Equity Research Center, has been elected to the National Institutes of Health’s Advisory Committee to the Director (ACD) Working Group on Diversity.

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MS1s welcomed through multiple celebrations in August

Heersink faculty and staff gathered in different spots around Birmingham to welcome the incoming class of medical students with celebrations.

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Black History Month, a letter from Dr. Fouad

Mona Fouad, M.D., MPH, Senior Associate Dean for the Heersink Office for Diversity and Inclusion, addresses the school in a letter observing the 2023 Black History Month.

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Black History Month series, part 3: Emotional health

In part three of the Heersink School of Medicine Office for Diversity and Inclusion’s Black History Month Series, Merida Grant, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, provides tips on Black emotional health and well-being.

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Elopre named assistant dean for Medical Education Diversity & Inclusion

Latesha Elopre, M.D., MSPH, has been named assistant dean for Medical Education Diversity & Inclusion, a new position established in the UAB School of Medicine to support recruiting underrepresented medical students into UAB residency and fellowship programs and providing critical engagement and support for URIM trainees in the learning environment.

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The Common Thread provides meaningful training for inclusivity and understanding

Created by the Office for Diversity and Inclusion, The Common Thread is an online toolkit designed to challenge, engage and stimulate self-inquiry in order to facilitate greater inclusivity and understanding.

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Elopre named director of Diversity and Inclusion for Graduate Medical Education

Latesha Elopre, M.D., MSPH, has been named director of Diversity and Inclusion for the Graduate Medical Education in the School of Medicine. Elopre is an assistant professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases.

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Office for Diversity and Inclusion present at AAMC Group on Diversity and Inclusion conference

UAB School of Medicine’s Office for Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) was selected to lead a deep-dive workshop at the AAMC Group on Diversity and Inclusion conference, entitled “Diversity and Inclusion Programming in Academic Medicine: An Interactive Development Model.”

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Fouad named co-chair for All of Us Science Committee

Mona Fouad, M.D., MPH, has been named co-chair of the Science Committee for the All of Us Research Program.

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SOM Office for Diversity and Inclusion hosted second annual Diversity Fair

The School of Medicine Office for Diversity and Inclusion celebrated its second annual Diversity Fair with food, drinks and entertainment. The 2018 Diversity Fair welcomed approximately 700 guests from across UAB Medicine.

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