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The WashU Medicine Internal Medicine Residency Program received the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) 2025 Barbara Ross-Lee, DO Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award. The honor recognized an initiative led by assistant professor Cassandra Fritz, MD, aimed at recruiting and mentoring residents who are underrepresented in medicine.
This yearlong program focuses on promoting a diverse and inclusive environment within our community to better advance health equity in the communities we serve. Participating residents and fellows will receive mentorship from campus leaders and engage with the community. Please apply by August 20, 2024.
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has received the 2024 National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education Institutional Excellence Award for professional schools. The honor recognizes campuswide work by faculty, staff and students who help foster a diverse and inclusive culture based on collaboration, innovation and best practices.
The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is looking to host a book/media club in the coming months and is collecting feedback and interest in various topics. For this iteration of book/media club, we will be using documentary films and television programs as our media/text of choice.
Theme: “Unleash Your Pride”
Pride Parade: OUTmed and the WashU Spectrum Office invite you, your families, and colleagues to march at the Pride Parade on Sunday, June 30, 2024, from 10:00am – 2:00pm.
Members from throughout the Washington University community are invited to march and participate.
A new exhibit, stretching nearly 50 yards along a prominent wall on the Medical Campus, demands attention. Historical photographs depict the experiences of Black individuals at WashU Medicine and its partner hospitals. Spanning two centuries, the timeline examines the past through an unfiltered lens while also showing how the Medical Campus has progressed in its commitment to racial equity and inclusion in patient care, research and education.
This week marks the beginning of Ramadan this year and ends on April 9th. People all over the world, here in St. Louis, and many colleagues and patients will celebrate and observe Ramadan. As we work towards a culture that values diversity and a community that strives to foster belonging, we thought it might be […]
African American art is infused with African, Caribbean, Afro-Latin, and Black-American lived experiences. In the fields of visual and
performing arts, literature, fashion, folklore, language, film, music, architecture, culinary,
and other forms of cultural expression, the African American influence has been paramount. African American artists have
used art to preserve history and community
memory as well as for empowerment. Artistic
and cultural movements, such as the New
Negro, Black Arts, Black Renaissance, hiphop, and Afrofuturism, have been led by
people of African descent and set the
standard for popular trends around the world.
In 2024, SNMA examines the varied history
and life of African American arts and artisans
within St. Louis.
The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is very excited to share the installation of a permanent wall display specific to Black History on campus!
The wall depicts the historical experiences of Black and African American individuals on the Medical Campus and is part of ongoing efforts to ensure that our institutions and communities are places where all people feel included, are treated fairly and justly, and are recognized for their meaningful contributions.
African American art is infused with African, Caribbean, Afro-Latin, and Black-American lived experiences. In the fields of visual and
performing arts, literature, fashion, folklore, language, film, music, architecture, culinary,
and other forms of cultural expression, the African American influence has been paramount. African American artists have
used art to preserve history and community
memory as well as for empowerment. Artistic
and cultural movements, such as the New
Negro, Black Arts, Black Renaissance, hiphop, and Afrofuturism, have been led by
people of African descent and set the
standard for popular trends around the world.
In 2024, SNMA examines the varied history
and life of African American arts and artisans
within St. Louis.