PURPOSE
The Committee will draft a statement of departmental commitment to antiracism, complete an assessment of current policies and processes, create a strategic plan for improvement, and monitor and report on the plan’s implementation.
COMMITTEE STATEMENT
The Department of Pediatrics resolves to identify and challenge issues of racial, ethnic and social injustice in our patient care, teaching, service and scholarship. We challenge ourselves to understand and correct inequities, eradicate oppression, and commit to explicitly and publicly affirm our identity as an antiracist academic department.
RESOURCES
The Antiracism Committee encourages faculty, students, staff and visitors to browse the resources compiled by CityMatCH.
LEADERSHIP - CO-CHAIRS
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Ruben Quiros, MD |
Helen Grace, DO |
Geetanjali Rathore, MD |
FACULTY
John Sparks, MD – Professor Emeritus |
Sharon Stoolman, MD – Associate Professor, Hospital Medicine |
Alice Sato, MD, PhD – Assistant Professor, Infectious Disease; Hospital Epidemiologist |
James Harper, MD – Associate Professor, Hematology/Oncology |
Teri Mauch, MD, PhD – Professor, Division Chief, Nephrology |
Chittal Raulji, MD – Assistant Professor, Hematology/Oncology |
Shirley Delair, MD, MPH – Associate Professor; Chief, Infectious Diseases |
Warapan Nakayuenyongsuk, MD – Assistant Professor, Gastroenterology |
Lourdes Eguiguren, MD – Assistant Professor, Infectious Diseases |
Bradford Becken III, MD – Assistant Professor, Infectious Diseases |
Bracha Goldsweig, MD – Assistant Professor, Endocrinology |
Courtney McLean, MD, MA, FAAP – Assistant Professor, Neonatology |
Christian Oarhe, MD – Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine |
Christopher Curzon, DO – Assistant Professor, Cardiology |
Ellen Kerns, PhD – Assistant Professor, Child Health |
Rachel Taylor, MD – Assistant Professor, Cardiology |
Eric Peeples, MD – Associate Professor, Neonatology |
Adeeb Adam, MD - Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine |
RESIDENTS & STAFF
Amissabah Kanley, MD – House Officer I |
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Priya Udayappan, MBBS – House Officer II |
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Shannon Haines, MD – House Officer III |
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ADMINISTRATIVE CONTACTS:
Chad Abresch, PhD – Assistant Professor; Division Chief, Child Health Policy; Vice Chair, Culture, Department of Pediatrics; Exec. Director, CityMatCH
Jaclyn Ostronic, MA – Project Manager, Department of Pediatrics/CHRI