Task Force on Inclusion & Bias
Through the work of Feinberg students, faculty and staff, every aspect of the curriculum is reviewed for opportunities to teach students to recognize where bias exists, attempt to change it and move all of medical education and practice in a more inclusive direction. The task force includes members from the MD, Physician Assistant, Physical Therapy, Prosthetics-Orthotics, and Genetic Counseling programs.
Subcommittees
Faculty Development and Learning EnvironmentThis subcommittee develops materials including didactics, online training modules and smaller group discussions to facilitate training of faculty in matters of inclusion and bias at Feinberg.
This subcommittee develops materials including didactics, online training modules and smaller group discussions to facilitate training of faculty in matters of inclusion and bias at Feinberg.
Faculty
Teni Brown, MDYusra Cheema, MD
Khalilah Gates, MD
Marianne Green, MD
Sandy Sanguino, MD, MPH
Students
Sunny AbdelmageedRebe Arteaga
Michael Chidueme
Dinushi Kulasekere
Ella Counihan
Jacqueline Hua
Housestaff
Bianca Lavelle, MDLorena Ostilla, MD
Bias in AssessmentThis subcommittee works with Dr. Brigid Dolan, the director of student assessment at Feinberg to identify and mitigate areas in which bias impacts the assessment process.
This subcommittee works with Dr. Brigid Dolan, the director of student assessment at Feinberg to identify and mitigate areas in which bias impacts the assessment process.
Faculty
Brigid Dolan, MD, MEdLeslie Rydberg, MD
Toshi Uchida, MD
Students
Jessica KreamerArchie Baskaran
Karishma Desai
Diamond Dominguez
Chirag Goel
Rushmin Khazanchi
Ashwin Madhan
Shiv Patel
Claudia Roldan
Osama Siddiqui
Kristin Brennan
Michael Liggett
Julia Pines
Felipe Rodriguez
Maya Sankaran
Hannah Sy
Staff
Erin UnterbrinkHousestaff
Bianca Lavelle, MDShane Stone, MD
Anti-Bias CurriculumThis subcommittee evaluates and elicits student feedback on all curricular modules in terms of bias. They make recommendations about concepts that are essential to include in order to address health equity and social determinants of health.
This subcommittee evaluates and elicits student feedback on all curricular modules in terms of bias. They make recommendations about concepts that are essential to include in order to address health equity and social determinants of health.
Faculty
Angelique Duenas, PhDPat Garcia, MD, MPH
Mita Goel, MD, MPH
Adam Gordon, PhD
Aaron Quarles, MD
Suzanne Schmidt, MD
Shawn Smith, MD
J Whitehead, MD
Students
Housestaff
Paula Magee, MDAlison Esteva Sanders, MD
Asantewaa Ture, MD
Research/Scholarly Activity This subcommittee focuses on research aspects of the curriculum, examining what questions we want to tackle as we move forward, measures we can implement to evaluate our impact and contributing to research on these efforts.
This subcommittee focuses on research aspects of the curriculum, examining what questions we want to tackle as we move forward, measures we can implement to evaluate our impact and contributing to research on these efforts.
Faculty
Adam Gordon, PhDMatthew Feinstein, MD
Teni Brown, MD
Students
Nour ChanouhaRohan Chalasani
Cindy QianWilliam Schwartz
Daniel Selgrade
Osama Siddiqui
Nadia Goldstar
Housestaff
Asantewaa Ture, MD
Clinical Phase This subcommittee evaluates the clinical phase of the curriculum, specifically identifying the impact of bias on the clinical phase.
This subcommittee evaluates the clinical phase of the curriculum, specifically identifying the impact of bias on the clinical phase.
Faculty
Cara Angelotta, MDJanelle Bolden, MD
Robert Brannigan, MD
Susan Goldsmith, MD
Bruce Henschen, MD, MPH
David Odell, MD
Debra Duquette, MS
Catherine Wicklund, MS
Students
Omar BusharaZachary Cross
Emmalee Skorich
Dhivya Sridar
Jimmy Wester
Leslie MartinezAdelaide CookeMatteja Kovalyshin
Housestaff
Ogie Ezeoke, MDLorena Ostilla, MD