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Mount Sinai Launches Center to Address Bias and Racism Against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

January 30, 2023 sarah JonasAnnouncement

Seeking to address racism and bias against
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI), as well as the under-representation of AAPI in leadership roles in medicine, Mount Sinai announced today the launch of the Center for Asian Equity and Professional Development (CAEPD). This innovative undertaking represents one of the first of its kind nationwide by an academic medical center.

Medical Students Lead Nationwide Movement to Excise Racism From Nephrology Curricula

December 6, 2022 sarah JonasResearch Results

As medical schools across the country grapple with the arduous process of revising their curricula to be anti-racist, students at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have turned a critical eye on the very textbooks that have trained medical students for years.

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Meharry Medical College Announce Partnership to Address Racism in Basic Sciences and Medicine

August 3, 2021 sarah JonasAnnouncement

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Icahn Mount Sinai) and Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee, today announced they have entered into an agreement that will address racism and bias in the basic sciences and introduce greater diversity and inclusion.