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.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Conference: Diversity in Research
May 27: 8:00 a.m. - Noon
The UNMC Department of Pediatrics Antiracism Committee invites you to its second annual DEI Conference.
These are the agenda elements confirmed at this time.
8:00-8:05am (CDT) |
Opening & Welcome, land acknowledgment, research participant acknowledgement, speaker introduction
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Geetanjali Rathore, MD Associate Professor, Pediatric Neurology University of Nebraska Medical Center Children's Hospital & Medical Center Co-Chair, Antiracism Committee |
8:05-9:00am (CDT)
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Keynote Speaker (need title)
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Tukufu Zuberi, PhD, the Lasry Family Professor of Race Relations, and Professor of Sociology and Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania |
9:00-9:15am (CDT) |
Update from the Antiracism Committee |
Committee Co-Chairs: Ruben Quiros, MD Professor, Division Chief, Gastroenterology Helen Grace, DO Assistant Professor, General Pediatrics Geetanjali Rathore, MD Associate Professor, Neurology Chad Abresch, PhD – Assistant Professor; Division Chief, Child Health Policy; Exec. Director, CityMatCH |
9:15-10:00am (CDT)
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Campus/ Community Initiatives
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10:00-10:10am (CDT) |
BREAK |
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10:10-11:10am (CDT)
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Moderated Panel Session: Diversity in Research at UNMC: improving engagement with the communities we serve across Nebraska and globally. |
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11:10-11:15am (CDT) |
Introduction to Breakout room sessions |
Geetanjali Rathore, MD |
11:15-11:45am (CDT) |
Facilitated Breakout Room Sessions |
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11:45-noon (CDT) |
Acknowledgments/closing remarks |
Geetanjali Rathore, MD |
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LEADERSHIP - CO-CHAIRS
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Ruben Quiros, MD |
Helen Grace, DO |
Geetanjali Rathore, MD |
FACULTY
Chinenye Dike, MD – Assistant Professor, Gastroenterology |
John Sparks, MD – Professor Emeritus |
Sharon Stoolman, MD – Associate Professor, Hospital Medicine |
Stephen Dolter, MD – Assistant 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 |
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