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CEOD Advocacy Subcommittee March Meeting
The Advocacy Subcommittee of the Committee on Equal Opportunity and Diversity advocates for the needs of those with marginalized identities and works toward an institutional culture where all members, regardless of background, are welcomed and respected and can be successful.
March 15, 3 p.m.
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Passcode: 120006
CEOD Education Subcommittee March Meeting
The Education Subcommittee provides educational and professional development opportunities for the UMass Chan community to help enhance awareness, education and current understanding of diversity, equity, inclusion and justice (e.g., lecture series, conferences, book clubs, workshops, etc.)
March 16, 1 p.m.
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Password: 697320
Department of Medicine's Continuing Medical Education Grand Rounds: Health Care Disparities for People of Color with Disabilities
Guests:Ilhom Akobirshoev, MSW, MA, PhD, research scientist, Lurie Institute for Disability Policy, The Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University
Diana Cejas, MD, MPH, assistant professor of neurology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities
Yoel Carrasquillo Vega, MD, assistant professor of medicine, UMass Chan Medical School
March 16, noon
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UMass Chan Celebrates Women's History Month
The UMass Chan Women’s Faculty Committee, Office of Faculty Affairs, Professional Women’s Committee and Office of Diversity and Inclusion has invited Gretchen Gerzina, PhD, Paul Murray Kendall Chair in Biography and professor of English at UMass Amherst, to deliver her lecture “Forgotten Lives: Who They Were and Why They’re Important.”
March 21, noon
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Shakira Nelson, PhD, visits UMass Chan
The Faculty Fostering Inclusive Excellence, Office of Health Equity, Voices in Science and the Department of Microbiology & Physiological Systems hosts Shakira Nelson, PhD, a program director at the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, for a seminar, a luncheon and two roundtable discussions on March 21.
Hybrid seminar: My Voice in Science: Everything Everywhere All at Once Matters
March 21, 10 a.m.
AS8-2072 and on Zoom
Trainee luncheon and roundtable
This discussion will be on career paths and funding mechanisms through the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. Contact Amy Parker if interested in this discussion.
March 21, noon
Faculty roundtable
This discussion session will cover trainee and faculty funding mechanisms at the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, coming changes, and best practices in improving diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. Contact Amy Parker if interested in this discussion.
March 21, 2:30 p.m.
Public Outrage: A discussion from multiple perspectives and the scholarly impact of protests in the Iranian region
Join Ora Szekely, PhD, associate professor of political science at Clark University, and Anita Fábos, PhD, professor of international development and social change at Clark University, for this timely discussion about perspectives, resources, community voices and opportunities to help scholars at risk.
March 23, 4:30-6 p.m.
Lazare auditorium, Medical School Building (S1-607)
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CEOD Service Subcommittee March Meeting
The Service Subcommittee of the Committee on Equal Opportunity and Diversity offers opportunities for the UMass Chan community to serve and engage with our surrounding community and to collaborate with community partners in meaningful and mutually beneficial ways.
March 28, 11 a.m.
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Passcode: 101279
Outside/Inside: Immigration, Migration and Health Care in the United States
Join Crista Johnson-Agbakwu, MD, executive director of the UMass Chan Medical School Collaborative in Health Equity, as she talks about the National Library of Medicine's exhibit Outside/Inside in the context of her extensive career in refugee/immigrant health. The exhibit can be viewed here.
April 6, 1 p.m.
Lamar Soutter Library
(no virtual option for April 6 talk)
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