Office of Diversity Enhancement

Office

of

Diversity

Enhancement

2014—2015

Annual Report

From the Associate Dean

It is with much sadness that I will no longer be working in the Diversity Enhancement office.

The decision to step down as the Associate Dean was a difficult one for me. During my tenure I have been privileged to represent the students by partnering with faculty from across the affiliates, to support and advance student-centered initiatives. I have been honored to represent our extraordinary students and highlight all their successes.

I have seen an immense growth in the office over the past seven years. I have been blessed to work beside a wonderful staff who sincerely care about the students. I have no doubt that this next phase of growth will far exceed all our goals. Knowing that I have contributed to this transformation is an indescribable feeling that will remain with me.

Einstein’s students exemplify the dedication, compassion and excellence needed to provide health equity for our communities. I am honored to have served as Associate Dean for Diversity Enhancement. As an Einstein faculty I am committed to continue my contributions to my Einstein family. Regards,

Yvette

Yvette Calderon, M.D., M.S., ACEP Associate Dean—Office of Diversity Enhancement Albert Einstein College of Medicine

At Einstein, we believe a diverse approach to medical education better prepares future doctors to meet the needs of a globally-interdependent world.

Office of Diversity Enhancement

From the Sen ior Academic Advisor

Despite my erratic and busy clinical schedule at Jacobi Medical Center for the 2014-2015 academic year, I’m pleased to report that I have been able to remain steadily engaged in helping the Office of Diversity Enhancement’s mission: contributing to our students’ ability to enjoy a successful academic experience at Einstein. As academic advisor, my primary role remains offering our AECOM students guidance/mentorship that helps to clarify key decisions medical students often faced. The great majority of these decisions are usually focused on structuring the student’s academic experience at AECOM on a trajectory for a career in surgery. However, I had at least two students graduating this year (and last year I believe) wrote me letters thanking me for assistance in the past who are matching in Internal Medicine and OB/GYN. The Surgery Interest Group shadowing program remains an important source of students seeking my counsel and advice. I meet on average 1–2 students per month via the shadowing program. Since the great majority of these students are first year students it offers a chance to build a relationship that can be maintained and nurtured until graduation – as opposed to just a one-time office meeting. The intranet posting on the AECOM website seems to be a continuing source of student referral, in that, there is a steady subset of medical students seeking my counsel in regards to their academic pursuits that I have not met through the shadowing program or have done their surgery clerkship at Jacobi Medical Center. Another area emerging as a very important opportunity to mentor students is clinical research. Formally, my Trauma Division in the Surgery Department has taken at least two students every year as part of the Summer Research Program lead by Dr. Ellie Schoenbaum for the last five years or so. Informally, in addition to the Summer Research Program, I have taken on interested medical students to help me with various clinical research projects throughout the year. Presently, I have 5 students as co-authors on abstracts that have been either accepted or being submitted to academic conferences this year. Additionally, I will have a manuscript published this year with two medical students as co-authors. The research offers another chance to work with and get to know and mentor the students on a level far beyond what I can do with just office visits. I look forward to continuing my work as senior academic advisor with the Office of Diversity Enhancement throughout the 2015-2016 academic year. Truthfully, I enjoy the work and would do it regardless of the official title “academic advisor.” I thank you for the opportunity. Respectfully,

Mel

Melvin E. Stone, Jr., MD, FACS Academic Advisor

Recruitment

The Office of Diversity Enhancement continued to focus its recruitment efforts to identify qualified underrepresented diversity students. We are sending undergraduate students who identify themselves through the AAMC’s Medical Minority Applicant Registry (Med-Mar) and, who meet our outreach profile, an electronic message encouraging them to apply to Einstein.

The office was able to engage 733 students this past academic year. 128 students were seen on-site. Table 1 reflects the number of students reached at off site events. Table 2 breaks down the demographic information of the students.

Table 1. Off-Site Recruitment Outreach Events

Offsite Recruitment Source Total Engaged Eligible Applying This Year

Conferences 120 49

Recruitment Fairs 224 92

College Visits 261 84

Total 605 225

Table 2. Breakdown of students engaged in 2014 by ethnicity, gender, and race

Total Students Engaged in 2014

(n=733)

Students engaged with projected

medical school entry in 2016 (n=255)

Ethnicity

Latino/Hispanic 465 61

Non Latino/Hispanic 220 175

Did not respond 48 19

Gender

Male 202 171

Female 492 69


Race

African American 245 84

Asian 101 34

White 95 40

Other 50 17


Student Initiatives

Dr. Maria Marzan is the faculty advisor for the Student National Medical Association (SNMA) and the Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) since the spring of 2014. ODE provided support and mentorship for conferences, special events and lectures. This year the Einstein SNMA and LMSA sponsored the following activities: Histology Study Session, December Study Break, Cultural Barriers Lecture, White Coats for

Black Lives Event, Black History Month event, African Diaspora Event, SNMA hosted the Re-gion IX annual conference at Einstein in August 2014 for an estimated 40 members.

The SNMA and LMSA hosted a welcome dinner for new students following the retreat in Sep-

tember 2014. LMSA leadership attended a regional meeting held at Cornell, and four members (Santos, Cas-

tillo, Perez, and Gil) attended the LMSA Regional Conference in Baltimore. Five members of the SNMA (Anugo, Love, Mike, Schnarr, Jean-Louis, and Ramsey) attended

the SNMA Annual Conference held in New Orleans in April 2015. SNMA and LMSA hosted this year’s Diversity Graduation Dinner at Frankie & Johnny’s Pine Bar

Restaurant.

Pipelines

This year the Einstein Enrichment Program (EEP) filed for New York State funding as an independ-ent institution, expanding services to students in grades 7-9. The EEP Pipeline Program will now have students from 7th—12th grade. The expansion of the program has a new onsite component for 20 students at P. S. 89 (increasing our total EEP enrollment to 62 students). This once a week program will offer 7th and 8th graders opportunities to meet with science and math tutors, pre-pare for the NYC Specialized High School Admissions Test, do hands on science experiments with Einstein students (MS and MSTP) through CBSL’s ECAN groups START, BODY, and Hoops for Health. He will also recruit from P. S. 89’s graduating 8th grade to fill seats for the 9th grade in EEP’s high school program held on campus twice a week during the year.

During the academic year 2014-2015, EEP hosted 42 10th—12th grade students, 16 graduated in June. These are some of the accepting colleges Brandeis University, Cornell, SUNY Albany, SUNY Syracuse, SUNY Binghamton, LIU, University of Vermont and North Carolina A&T. 100% of the stu-dents are heading to 4-year colleges, and staying on track to their science, health or medical ca-reers.

EEP offered a fall semester with a Professional Seminar Series, Hands-on Workshops including su-turing, CPR, vitals, ambulance bay visit, and research lab observations. EEP held six Parent Advisory Committee meetings. The January meeting was conducted by Damien Jackson. He focused on hands-on FAFSA for seniors and their parents in a computer lab. EEP’s counselor developed a Sen-ior Seminars for 16 seniors. EEP also provides academic coaching, science and math tutoring and mentorship and SAT prep. The Teen Action Program is a service component which allows the stu-dents to work with some of the Bronx community organizations and with the Community Based Service Learning program.

The alumni database is updated quarterly, and results show that we have gathered information on 304 EEP graduates from 1988 through 2014. Of the 304 students, we have been able to track 197 or 64.8% on their career paths. Of the 197 students, 76% have pursued STEM careers. Of the 197, 13 are currently MDs and three returned to Einstein to pursue their medical education.

Academic Monitoring & Resources

Dr. Maria Marzan continues to provide academic and career mentoring, and tracks academic re-sources. She also works closely with the Office of Student Support and Counseling referring stu-dents for academic coaching (Ms. Ramya Garba) and other services (Dr. Mary Kelly). USMLE Qbank Resources for STEP 1 and STEP 2 The tracking created by Dr. Maria Marzan has provided valuable information on the impact of US-MLE World Qbanks resources for STEP 1 and STEP 2 board exams for our students. Last year we re-ported a total of 34 resources distributed to students. We now have exam score outcomes and can report the following: 12 MD/MSTP students who took the STEP 1 in the 2013-14 academic year, 10 Passed/2 exams pending 21 third year medical students took the STEP 2 in the 2013-14 academic year, 9 passed/11 exams pending, and 1 failure

Community Based Service Learning (CBSL)

Community Based Service Learning Program (CBSL) is an educational program offering boots-on-the-ground experiential service-learning for first and second year students. As part of the Department of Education’s Office of Diversity Enhancement, CBSL provides early career expo-sure via experiential education, training, workshops and seminars to develop leadership and other skills necessary for community engagement. CBSL is comprised of a network of student-initiated community service projects known as the Einstein Community Action Network, or Ein-stein-CAN. CBLS provides our students with opportunities in which to engage with the Bronx community and have an impact on health and social justice issues. The students participating in CBLS promote services and provide advocacy for vulnerable populations in the Bronx. E-CAN Groups

1). BODY- Bronx Obesity Diabetes and You 2). Einstein Buddies – Students Work with People with Mental and physical disabilities 3). EiSci—High School Mentoring Program 4). HEART- HIV Education and Rapid Testing 5). H4H—Hoops for Health 6). HOPE-Homeless Outreach Project at Einstein 7). PACT— Patient Advocate ConnecTion 8). SPHERE—Space in Prisons for Health Education for Re-Entry 9). START— Students, Teachers and Researchers Teach science 10). TEACH – Together Educating All Children in Hospital 11). C-SAB—Community Student Advisory Board

Community Based Service Learning (CBSL)

Table 1 represents the number of students participating in CBSL this last year based on their

academic level. Table 2 refers to some of the workshops conducted by CBSL.

Table 1. Table 2.

CBSL collaborates with Dr. Ellie Schoenberg and Marni Loiacono in sponsoring students for conferences and poster presentations. This collaboration offers our students more opportuni-ties to present at more venues. These are some of the presentations: Ei-Sci — Eugene Palatulan presented at the Asian Pacific American Medical Student

Association Conference PACT—Kevin Jordan presented at the 41st Annual Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Conference and Medical Student Education HEART and SPHERE presented a poster at the Health Equity and Social Justice Conference at Teacher College/Columbia University B-BOP Dayle Hodge had an oral presentation at the Health Equity and Social Justice

Conference at Teacher College/Columbia University

CBSL Curriculum/Workshops

Health Literacy

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About De-

signing Surveys (But Were Afraid to Ask)

ABC’s of IRB

Mid-Year CBSL

Applying Cultural Competency Training to Your Com-

munity Project

New Leaders Training Program

Participating Students

(n=255) MS1 = 90 (35.3%)

MS2 = 119 (46.7%)

MS3 = 4 (1.57%)

MS4 = 1 (0.39%)

MSTP = 8 (3.14%)

PhD = 33 (12.9%)

Divers ity Retreat

Since its inception on March 15, 1953, Einstein has held diversity in high regard, and maintained an open approach to this sensitive topic. In response to our students’ concerns regarding the recent grand jury decisions, and issues being addressed by the nation regarding race, the Office of Diversity Enhancement, in collaboration with deans, faculty and staff, engaged in an open dialogue on diversity on January 13, 2015. This initial dialogue was followed by an in-house retreat held at the Price Center Building on Sunday, March 8, 2015. The retreat participants included 13 faculty members, 7 deans, and 16 medical students. Dr. Susana Morales served as the retreat’s moderator. There were four main domains that were discussed: 1) Office of Diversity Enhancement, 2) Student Life, 3) Faculty Diversity and Development, and 4) Admissions. We enjoyed a productive day of open dialogue, both in small and large groups. Together, we examined the many facets that diversity encompasses within the Einstein community. A consensus summary outlining strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and suggestions was created, and a summary of recommendations was developed and given to the deans.

Name Discipline

Matthew Barbery Internal Medicine

Faiz Bayo-Awoyemi Family Medicine

Mia Castro Anesthesia

John Creagh Pediatrics

Jose Diaz Ophthalmology

Mary Gomez Pediatrics

Amanda Guardado Obstetrics/Gynecology

Brandon Lentine Orthopedics

Cindy Martinez Family Medicine

Daphne Mercer Obstetrics/Gynecology

Paul Opare-Addo Family Medicine

Ramon Robertson Emergency Medicine

Juan Sanchez Obstetrics/Gynecology

Alison Schmitzler Pediatrics

Stephanie Tardieu Obstetrics/Gynecology

Jonathan Torres Emergency Services

Jacqueline Urrutia Pediatrics

Hannah Valdes Obstetrics/Gynecology

Lynda Villagomez Pediatrics

Diversity Student Match List 2015

Roger Duviv ier, MD, FA C O G Lecture

In recognition of over four decades of mentoring and teaching future generations of doctors, and selfless dedication to improving the quality of life of women and girls in the US and abroad, the Office of Diversity Enhancement hosted the first annual Roger Duvivier, MD, FACOG Lecture on Thursday, April 30, 2015. We recognize Dr. Duvivier for his unmatched commitment to seeking medical justice for girls and women. Dr. Ana E. Nunez gave an enlightening keynote address on the topic of “Getting Personal with Personalized Medicine: Sex, Gender and Health Equity.” Dr. Nunez is a leader in the field of women’s health. She is a Professor of Medicine, Associate Dean of Urban Health Equity, Education and Research, and Director of Women’s Health Education Program and National Center of Excellence of Women’s Health at Drexel University College of Medicine. Dr. Irwin Merkatz, Chairman Emeritus—Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Women’s Health, and longtime colleague and friend of Dr. Duvivier, offered the lecture’s opening remarks.

Dr. Ana E. Nunez , Associate Dean, Drexel University College of Medicine, gave the lecture on the topic of “Getting Personal with Personalized Medi-cine: Sex, Gender and Health Equality.”

Roger Duvivier, MD, FACOG Lecture

ODE Sponsored Events

Faculty/Alumni/Student Meet & Greet December 2, 2014

Class of 2018 Retreat September 14, 2014

National Hispanic Health Foundation Gala December 4, 2014

Roger Duvivier, MD, FACOG Lecture April 30, 2015

ODE Sponsored Events

Diversity Accepted Student Reception—March 27, 2015

National Medical Fellowship Scholarship Gala—April 13, 2015

Gold Humanism Honor Society

Diversity Students

Jose Diaz

Daphne Mercer Elivert

Paul M. Opare-Addo

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Jean L. Cook, M.D. Memorial Award for Medical Excellence

Jose Diaz

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Graduation with Distinction in Research

Jose Diaz

Paul Opare-Addo

Diversity Students Graduation Awards

Office of Diversity Enhancement’s Staff

Medina Byars, CNHP

Administrative Assistant

EEP

Deborah Negron-Cordero, MS

Counselor

EEP

A. Julie Cruz, MA, MCDP

Diversity Operations Manager

EEP

Milton A. Gumbs, MD, FACS

Associate Dean Emeritus

Diversity Enhancement

Maddy Ebanks, BS

Secretary

Melvin E. Stone, MD, FACS

Senior Academic Advisor

Maria A. Marzan, Ed.D, MPH

Director

Community Based Service

Learning Program

Nilda I. Soto, MS Ed

Assistant Dean


Yvette Calderon, MD, MS, ACEP

Associate Dean


Acknowledgements and Contributors

The Office of Diversity Enhancement wishes to acknowledge the invaluable contributions of

the following individuals:

Allen M. Spiegel, MD

The Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz Dean

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Edward R. Burns, M.D.

Executive Dean

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Martha S. Grayson, MD

Senior Associate Dean—Office of Medical Education

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Martin N. Penn, C.P.A.

Senior Administrator—Office of Medical Education

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Faculty Advisory Team

Anthony Cajigas, M.D.

Yvette Calderon, M.D.

Nora Esteban-Cruciani, M.D.

Damien Jackson, M.S.

Lynne Holden, M.D.

Maria A. Marzan, Ed.D.

Elizabeth Natal, M.D.

Christopher Phang, M.D.

Noe Romo, M.D.

Nilda I. Soto, M.S. Ed.

Melvin E. Stone, Jr, M.D., FACS

Alvin H. Strelnick, M.D.

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SNMA and LMSA Student Groups

Contact

Yvette Calderon, M.D., M.S., FACE

Associate Dean of Diversity Enhancement

Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Albert Einstein College of Medicine


[email protected]

Nilda I. Soto, M.S. Ed.

Assistant Dean of Diversity Enhancement

Albert Einstein College of Medicine


[email protected]

Maria A. Marzan, Ed.D, MPH

Director

Community Based Service Learning Program

[email protected]

Madeline Ebanks, B.S. Secretary

[email protected]

Contact Info Office of Diversity Enhancement

1300 Morris Park Avenue, Belfer 507 Bronx, New York 10461

Tel: 718.430.3091 Fax: 718.430.2146

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Teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty, and there is strength.

Maya Angelou

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