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Health Sciences Diversity | Excellence in Health Professions Education

“Without the necessary rapport we cannot effectively and confidently serve patients. Within the School of Pharmacy, you learn to interact with diverse patient populations and how to solve their medication therapy problems.”

Jimmy Gill, School of Pharmacy, 2010

Programs & Initiatives

Health Sciences Diversity

Diversity Speaker Series - "Diversity in Practice"

brown bag speaker series for faculty, staff and students

Education is an essential element for enhancing diversity at all levels of the institution. The goal of the Diversity Speaker Series is to engage Pitt's health sciences community in a discussion of issues around a range of topics focusing on diversity and cultural competence in the health professions. Below is the schedule for the speaker series.

 

Caplain

Chaplain (MAJ) Robert A. Miller, D.Min, M.Div, MABMH

Clinical Ethicist for the Walter Reed Army Medical Center and Northern Regional Medical Command
"Medical Ethics Framework”
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Scaife Hall, Lecture Room 1
primack

Brian Primack, MD, EdM, MS

Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
Pitt School of Medicine
"Minority Health and the Media”
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Salk Hall, Edward J. Forrest Continuing Education Center
diego

Diego Chavez-Gnecco, MD, MPH

Program Director and Founder of SALUD PARA NIÑOS at UPMC Children's Hospital UPMC & Pediatrics Professor
Pitt School of Medicine
"Spotlight on Latino Health”
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Scaife Hall, Lecture Room 1
documet

Patricia Documet, MD, DrPH

Assistant Professor
Pitt Graduate School of Public Health
"Spotlight on Latino Health”
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Scaife Hall, Lecture Room 1
macia

Laura Macia, MA

President of “9 Lunas”
"Spotlight on Latino Health”
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Scaife Hall, Lecture Room 1
jamesbutler

James Butler, DrPH

Assistant Professor, Department of Behavioral and Community Health
Pitt Graduate School of Public Health
" Engaging an Urban School District in Research”
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Scaife Hall, Lecture Room 1
jsp

Jeanette South-Paul, MD

Chair, Department of Family Medicine
Pitt School of Medicine
Panel Topic - Military Health
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Scaife Hall, Lecture Room 1
peters

Jeffrey Peters, M.D

Chief of Psychiatry
Department of Veterans Affairs
Panel Topic - Military Health
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Scaife Hall, Lecture Room 1
anderson

David A. Anderson, DDS, MDS

Clinical Assistant Professor of Prosthodontics and
Director of Diversity Initiatives at Pitt School of Dental Medicine
Panel Topic - Military Health
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Scaife Hall, Lecture Room 1
manny

Manuel Hernandez, MD, MBA

Director - Clinical Intelligence
Sg2,
Topic: LGBT Health
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Forbes Tower, Room 4060
 
Kate Seelman

Katherine D. Seelman, PhD

Associate Dean of Disability Programs
Pitt School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
12:00 p.m.
Forbes Tower, Room 4060
Audrey Murrell

Audrey J. Murrell, PhD

Director, David Berg Center for Ethics & Leadership
Joseph A. Katz Graduate School of Business - Pitt
Monday, April 13, 2009
2:00 p.m.
Victoria Hall, Room 123
Dave Brunson

W. Dave Brunson, DDS

Associate Director, Center for Equity and Diversity
American Dental Education Association (ADEA)
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Salk Hall, Conference Room 355
Candi Castleberry-Singleton

Candi Castleberry-Singleton, MBA

UPMC Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer
Topic: “Imagine Inclusion”
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Graduate School of Public Health - Crabtree A115

 

For more information about the speaker series, please contact us. For information regarding SCOPE credit for dental students, please contact Richard Rubin. For information regarding grand rounds credit for students in the graduate school of public health, please contact Robin Leaf.

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