Diversity + Inclusion

​Statement of Diversity and Inclusion

Adapted from AAEM’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee Mission

We will:

• strive to increase diversity and decrease inequality within the field and practice of emergency medicine.
• promote racial, gender and ethnic diversity within the residency program.
• educate peers regarding the impact of explicit and implicit bias on clinical practice and our ability to care equitably for all of our patients.
• regularly engage and revisit discussions of diversity and inclusion, particularly within the didactic conference setting

Recent activities:

Actively recruiting faculty and residents that reflect our unique and diverse patient population while addressing health care disparities.

DEI incorporated in to curriculum
Monthly events
Dedicated DEI committee
Women of Copa activities and meals

Active committee members:

Amrita Vempati (Core Faculty, APD), Carl Mitchell (Core Faculty), Luke He, Chris Rajan, Crista Cabahug, Tani Shtull-Leber, Ashkon Mahmoudi, Anisa Mughal, Ilana Mayer-Hirshfeld, Michael Yang, Rana Akkad, Syna Daudfar, Paul Hanna, Saumya Singh, Shelby Hoebee