School of Medicine Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs

1. School of Medicine Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs Black at BUMC 5-19-2011

2. Panelists David Harrison, MD Medical Director Obstetrics and Gynecology Community Health Centers Program Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology Boston University School of Medicine FataiIlupeju, DDS, MD, MPH Staff Anesthesiologist Boston Medical Center Monica Miller, MD Plastic Surgery Assistant Professor of Surgery Boston University School of Medicine

3. The Expanding Definition of Diversity Race Ethnicity Gender Sexual Orientation Gender Identity Socio-economic Status Immigration Status Age Disabilities Religious Beliefs Political Beliefs Military Service Marital Status Same Sex Marriage Children Nationality Educational Attainment Language Health Care Disparities Interracial Marriage Intercultural Marriage Urban vs. Rural

4. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS FOR INDIAN ORIGIN (AAPI) • ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN MEDICAL STUDENT ASSOCIATION (APAMSA) • CHRISTIAN MEDICAL DENTAL ASSOCIATION (CMDA) • IRANIAN HEALTH CARE STUDENTS ASSOCIATION • MAIMONIDES SOCIETY • MEDICAL GAY AND LESBIAN ORGANIZATION (MedGLO) • MEDICAL STUDENTS FOR CHOICE (MSFC) • PHYSICIAN FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (PHR) • SOUTH ASIAN MEDICAL STUDENT ASSOCIATION (SAMSA) • STUDENT NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (SNMA) • OTHER Examples of Diversity Organizations on Campus

5. Boston University Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1984 Graduating Class

6. Latino 15% Black 12% MD Physicians by Race and Ethnicity AAMC Data

7. URM House Officers in BMC Residency Programs 21% 17% 12% 14% 12% 11% 8% TOTAL: 632

8. Percentage of URM House Officers in BMC Residency Programs 15% 17% 21% 8% 25% 44% 38% 0% 50%

9. 2010 BUSM Total Medical Students: 728 10% 0.4% 10% 80%

10. 2010 BUSM Full Time URM Faculty Distribution by Rank

11. http://www.bu.edu/apfd/recruitment/fsm/ Searching for Excellence & Diversity: A Guide for Search Committee Chairs, a guide developed by the Women in Science & Engineering Leadership Institute (WISELI) at the University of Wisconsin Madison

12. Common Arguments and Comments • “I am in favor of diversity, but I don’t want to sacrifice quality.” • “We have to focus on hiring the ‘best.’” • “We are so focused on diversity that white males have no chance” • “There are no women or minorities in our field.” • “There are few available, they are in high demand – we can’t compete.” • “Minority candidates would not want to come to our campus.” http://www.bu.edu/apfd/recruitment/fsm/

13. The Early Medical School Selection Program (EMSSP) A partnership between BUSM and 14 undergraduate colleges emphasizing early admissions and curriculum coordination Boston University Clark/Atlanta UniversityMorehouse CollegeSpelman CollegeHampton UniversityThe University of the Virgin Islands North Carolina Central University Morgan State University Dillard University Tougaloo College andVirginia Union University Pembroke State University in North CarolinaUniversity of the Incarnate Word in Texas University of Texas at El Paso . Historically Black American Indian Hispanic

14. EMSSP: A Conversation