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Welcome to Equity Matters, a monthly newsletter from the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. Equity Matters is distributed to faculty, staff, and students in the Duke University School of Medicine. In this issue, Dalia Antunez discusses her involvement with the employee resource group, ¡DAHLE!. We also share recent EDI-related news stories, resources, and coming events. |
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Dalia Antunez takes great satisfaction in using her strengths – particularly relationship-building – both in her professional role with the Duke Cancer Institute and as a leader with the employee resource group, ¡DALHE! | |
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In this month’s EDI Spotlight, Antunez shares about her many responsibilities with the DCI Office of Community Outreach, Engagement, and Equity, from making sure that cancer patients get the services they need to analyzing data to help DCI better engage with the community. She also describes how ¡DALHE! is helping to build community and expand professional networks for Duke’s Hispanic/Latiné employees and allies. She also gives us a glimpse into her interests outside of Duke, including her love of exercise and visiting local teahouses and coffee shops. | | |
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At Duke University School of Medicine’s annual ¡DAHLE! Hispanic Heritage Month event on September 16, attendees came together to reflect on the often-overlooked history of Latinos in the South. The event, titled “Pasado & Perspectiva: Past and Present,” explored Latino contributions and identity in the region.
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In three different sessions of the 2024 Provost’s Forum, speakers shared a similar message: Small actions of individuals and institutions can make a difference in people’s lives, even in times of brutal war and deep humanitarian crisis. Two Duke doctors, David Hasan, MD, and Seth Cohen, MD, MPH, participated in the event, describing their work to provide care in the Middle East.
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A first-of-its-kind study documents Durham neighborhoods with higher levels of structural racism also have higher rates of chronic disease. Duke researchers are expanding their work to help others conduct similar studies in their own cities, and to use that data to inform policy efforts to intervene where it’s needed most.
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This Q&A offers a deep dive into Duke Alumni with Disabilities, an affinity group that consists of students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Co-Founder Henry S. Friedman, MD, James B. Powell, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Neuro-oncology, is among the group members featured.
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The 2024 Duke Health forum, “Health & Equity: Environmental Awakening,” featured a panel of distinguished speakers who compared and contrasted approaches to facing climate change in Taiwan and in the United States, with a focus on equity.
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High school students in the MaryAnn Black Internship program joined Duke health care professionals to learn about more than 70 different health care careers. Thirty-one students pursued their interests in health care careers.
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Applications are now open for the School of Medicine Office for Faculty leadership and career development programs. The various programs are aimed at emerging clinical leaders, mid-career women faculty, underrepresented racial or ethnic faculty, and early career researchers.
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September 27 • Noon-1 p.m.
Join the ¡DALHE! career committee for Virtual Cafecito, featuring Executive Sponsor Roberto Campos-Marquetti, JD, Assistant Vice President for Staff & Labor Relations at Duke. Virtual Cafecitos are an opportunity to create and maintain open dialogue for Duke Latiné/Hispanic staff and allies.
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September 28-29
Join LGBTQ+ Alliance for Pride: Durham, NC, the annual series of special programs for celebrating community, history, activism, & PRIDE of LGBTQ+ people in Durham and across the state.
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October 2 • Noon-1 p.m.
Join colleagues from Mt. Sinai’s Icahn School of Medicine to critically deconstruct a current newsworthy topic related to racism and bias in medicine and medical education.
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October 16-18
Washington, DC
The AAMC Mid-Career Minority Faculty Leadership Seminar addresses the needs of associate level faculty who are historically underrepresented in medicine. All associate professor level faculty are welcome to attend.
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October 28-30
At this virtual conference, learn about anti-racist transformation in undergraduate medical education, graduate medical education, and the interface between medical education and the community. Hosted by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai's Institute for Equity and Justice in Health Sciences Education.
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November 6 • Noon-1:30 p.m.
Trent Semans Center for Health Education
Giselle López, MD, PhD, and Katherine Ramos, PhD
The Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and the Office for Faculty will host a new faculty orientation follow-up session for new underrepresented racial and ethnic faculty (UREF). This informal gathering aims to promote community and connection.
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Save the Date: ¡DALHE! Networking Event
November 14 • 5-7 p.m.
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