Welcome, OSUCOM! The Student Council’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee is excited to have our fifth edition of the Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Corner, where we highlight essential information from the OSUCOM Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI).

First and foremost, welcome to 2024! We wish the best of luck to M4s in their residency application cycle, M3s in the middle of rotations, M2s in the Host Defense Block and beginning to prepare for the USLME Step 1 exam, as well as M1s who are studying hard in the Cardiology & Pulmonary Disorders Block. We want to extend the reminder that ODI is always a safe space and resource for you, so please reach out if you need anything! They are always here to listen and support you!

Please read below for important resources and announcements:

ODI Sponsorship

The College of Medicine Office of Diversity and Inclusion (COM ODI) Learner Sponsorship is excited to announce our new College Medicine COM ODI Learner Sponsorship for College of Medicine Student Organizations and Learners.

We welcome College of Medicine student organizations to partner with us if they have an event in alignment with our goals and mission. Please let us know if you have ideas or initiatives that are aligned with our mission and goal that require greater support than the $500 learner sponsorship for student organizations.

Individual students can receive up to $250 to support their professional development related costs. Student organizations can receive up to $500 to support their programming. For full COM ODI Learner Sponsorship details, guidelines, and processes, please visit go.osu.edu/COM-ODISponsorship

Thank you for considering our office as a potential partner. We look forward to the opportunity to support your student organization. For questions, please email us at odi@osumc.edu 

Jewish Student Organization

Please welcome a new student organization within the College of Medicine- Jewish Medical Students Association (JMSA). For information on the executive board, goals for this new student organization, and programming ideas for the year, please reach out to Jessica Cohen, M1 for any questions.

Harvard Medical School Visiting Scholars Program

Harvard Medical School is actively recruiting students for their Visiting Clerkship Program (VCP). VCP is designed to increase medical student awareness of opportunities in academic medicine, increase student consideration of academic training programs for internship and residency and increase the number of students applying to HMS-affiliated hospital training programs from groups underrepresented in medicine.

Eligibility:

Be a full-time third- or fourth- year MD or DO student in good standing at an LCME- or COCA-accredited medical school.

Be a US citizen or permanent resident.

Identify as being from a group that is disadvantaged and/or underrepresented in medicine.

Have completed core clerkships in medicine, surgery, pediatrics, and obstetrics prior to the start of the rotation.

Have completed USMLE Step 1 prior to the start of the rotation.

Benefits

Financial: $2,500 stipend.

Mentorship and Networking with faculty and residents across the Harvard-affiliate hospitals.

Opportunities available in every specialty across the Harvard-affiliate hospitals.

Application and Deadlines

VCP support and funding is available May – November

Application instructions and deadlines are posted on their website. Deadlines are typically 90 days in advance of the rotation start date.

Students complete two applications: one for VSLO website and one for VCP. While the deadlines for VSLO are firm, we will continue to accept applications for VCP as late as two weeks prior to the start date of the rotation, as space allows. We cannot consider students for the program after the session has begun.

We highly encourage you to visit their website to learn more about this opportunity: https://dicp.hms.harvard.edu/dicp-programs/medical-and-graduate/vcp

6th Annual Diversity in Medicine Conference

We are excited to present the 6th annual Diversity in Medicine Conference on April 27th, 2024, hosted at the University of Michigan Medical School.

This year’s theme is "Resilience of Our Voices: Trailblazers, Triumphs, Trends in Diversity in Medicine", to bring to the forefront discussions about how healthcare trainees and professionals nationwide are promoting diversity in the medical field. This conference will provide a platform for fostering discussion that highlights innovative solutions to create a more inclusive and equitable healthcare system. Join us for this exciting one-day in-person event of engaging speakers, research talks, and the opportunity to build community.

REMINDER: Abstract submissions are open NOW - February 16th, 2024. Submissions may be submitted through our website (under the registration information). Abstract decision date is Friday March 2024, at which time applicants will be sent emails on abstract status.

APSA Conference

The American Physician Scientist Association’s joint meeting with ASCI and AAP is happening April 5-7th in Chicago, Illinois. This is a great opportunity for students who are interested in incorporating research into their future careers. It is smaller conference, with ample opportunities to network with physicians, industries, potential mentors, and even program directors, through structured programming that helps alleviate the stress of networking. APSA is committed to addressing the needs of future physician scientists, especially those that are currently underrepresented in the field, and have planned several exciting sessions related to diversity, inclusion, and health equity!

Buckeye Med Mentors!

"OSUCOM Medical Students have started a new club called Buckeye Med Mentors. We are a group of individuals passionate about mentorship and connecting medical students with pre-meds at OSU. We want to provide a central resource for questions and advice regarding any part of the pre-med process through long-term mentorship and workshops catered to undergraduates. We are still in the process of getting everything off the ground, but look out for an announcement for our first event in February! Fill out this form to be included in future email announcements: https://forms.gle/x92Y6Xuic1ZFZ1uL8. Please email amy.zhang2@osumc.edu with any questions."

Travel Grants from the Office of Student Life

We wanted to inform you of this new inbox: MedStudentTravelGrant@osumc.edu. Moving forward, please submit questions, requests, and receipts for Medical Student Travel Grants to this shared inbox. This will help the team stay organized and more efficiently process all requests. To learn more about the grant application process, look on Vitals, under the Student Life tab for “College of Medicine Student Travel Policy and Forms.”

Note about outstanding travel grant requests:

If you previously communicated with Lisa Kovach about an outstanding request, please know that she is no longer with COM. We want to be sure that your request is still in our queue and doesn’t get lost in the transition. Therefore:

If you have recently been in contact with Beverly Trout or Virginia Ferrell about your request, then they are already on it and you do not need to send another email.

If you have NOT recently been in communication with Beverly or Virginia about your request, then please go ahead and send an email to MedStudentTravelGrant@osumc.edu.

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Edition 2: SEPTEMBER 2022

Welcome, OSUCOM! The Student Council’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee is excited to have our second edition of the ODI Corner, where we highlight essential information from the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI). Please read below for resources and announcements:

Clotilde Dent Bowen Diversity Lecture Series

The Clotilde Dent Bowen Diversity lecture series will take place On Oct. 28th from 12pm-3pm > Options for In person and virtual participation will be available. All students, faculty, and staff are welcome to join. Dr. Mary Owen, MD will be the keynote speaker for the night.

Harvard Catalyst Program for Medical Students

For students interested in research, the visiting research internship program application at Harvard University was opened on September 6th. The application will be available until December 16, with notification of selected participants February 2023. It is an eight-week mentored summer program designed to enrich medical students interest in research and health related careers, particularly careers in clinical/translational research.

Learn More

UAMS OB/GYN 4th Year Scholarships

For students interested in OBGYN, the UAMS Department of OB/GYN offers scholarships to eligible visiting fourth year medical students who are members of a historically excluded and underrepresented in medicine group. The department’s education committee will evaluate the applications and award scholarships of $1,000 each as funding allows. Recipients will be considered based on eligibility, merit, scholarship and financial need.

UNLV Virtual Open House

For students interested, UNLV will be hosting a virtual open house to allow participants here directly from different program directors at the school of medicine.

Welcome, OSUCOM! The Student Council’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee is excited to have our first edition of the ODI Corner, where we highlight essential information from the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI). Please read below for resources and announcements:  

General: 

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Leon McDougle MD, MPH as he received a presidential medal during the National Medical Association (NMA) convention in August for his service as the 121st President of the NMA!

MS1:

The Office of Diversity and Inclusion sponsored the inaugural Orientation Welcome Luncheon On August 8th, 2022 to celebrate the incoming Class of 2026! The theme for this event was Welcome and Belonging, and was a tremendous success!

MS1's will take the Implicit Bias Mitigation Training on September 9th, 2022. This will initiate all MS1's having Implicit Bias Mitigation Training each year in the fall!

The Office of Diversity and Inclusion encourages you to fill out the Matriculating Student Questionnaire (MSQ). This online survey provides the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) with essential information to improve medical education and further support medical students. The deadline is September 15, 2022. Please fill out the survey below:

https://www.aamc.org/data-reports/students-residents/report/matriculating-student-questionnaire-msq

MS2:

Tammy Tucker, Director of ODI, participated as a co-facilitator along with co-facilitator Dr. Sayoko Moroi-Fetters for an implicit bias training held for the Class of 2025 on August 19th, 2022. This event highlighted essential components of bias, equipped students with resources, and educated students about the impact of bias in the medical field.

MS3:

Harvard Medical School is holding a Residency Programs Showcase for third and fourth year medical students interested in learning more about individual residency programs and developing connections with faculty. The deadline to register is September 1, 2022. Please apply with the link below if you are interested in attending virtually or in-person:

https://hms.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_72Mpz8MXQzpgteu

MS4:

Harvard Medical School is holding a Residency Programs Showcase for third and fourth year medical students interested in learning more about individual residency programs and developing connections with faculty. The deadline to register is September 1, 2022. Please apply with the link below if you are interested in attending virtually or in-person:

https://hms.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_72Mpz8MXQzpgteu

Penn State College of Medicine will be hosting their 3rd annual virtual residency open house to provide an opportunity for UiM candidates to learn about the residency programs and opportunities at Penn State Health. The event will take place on September 8, 2022 from 6:30 – 8 pm EST. Please register with the link below:

https://pshealth.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Uoux16CYSWeFyzSf5PUNCw?_x_zm_rtaid=Dxh3m20eQLmpG_P9HDRrxg.1661453094450.170a00cbb9ec9c9070688c7565586868&_x_zm_rhtaid=563

Weil Cornell Medicine is hosting a virtual residency diversity open house on September 10, 2022 from 12:00-3:00pm EST. The deadline to register is September 9, 2022 at 12:00pm EST. Please apply with the link below if you are interested in attending virtually or in-person:

https://weillcornell.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_72jY3FlHhmsFx0G

University of Nebraska Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency is holding a virtual residency open house to provide an opportunity for UiM candidates to learn about the residency programs and opportunities at Penn State Health. The event will take place on September 12, 2022 from 7:00 - 8:00pm CST. Please register with the link below:

https://www.unmc.edu/intmed/education/residencies/im-residency/diverse/virtualopenhouse.html

OSUCOM’s AMMSA Chapter has a simple goal: to empower American Muslim medical students by providing opportunities for excellence in spiritual growth, professional development, and community building. Please visit AMMSA National’s website for more information: https://ammsanational.com/

APAMSA is a national organization that aims to address those issues important to Asian- American medical students. One part of our mission is to bring together Asians and others interested in the health issues that affect Asians to form a strong, collective, public, and political voice. We are interested in both directly promoting the health and well-being of the Asian community and helping all health care workers who work with these communities understand how to care for the Asian patient in a culturally sensitive manner. APAMSA provides an important forum for APA medical students to meet, exchange information and experiences, and develop personally and professionally.

The Association of Native American Medical Students (ANAMS) is both a local and nation organization aimed at uniting Native American health professional students from all professions (e.g., College of Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, College of Dentistry, etc.,). Our mission is to create a unified network of Native American health professional students in order to foster the growth of an environment that is both supportive and welcoming for current and future Native American students. ANAMS is essential in order to improve our representation and thereby increase the recruitment and retention of Native American students to the Ohio State University. We aim to provide a space for students to be able to connect with their own culture while also being able to learn about new cultures from each other.

he Association of Women Surgeons (AWS) is dedicated to the mission of inspiring and supporting women in all stages of medical training and to inspire, encourage, and enable female surgeons to achieve their personal and professional goals.

AWS addresses the uniques challenges that women surgeons face. The student chapter of AWS at The Ohio State University College of medicine will facilitate the success of aspiring women surgeons by:

Highlighting practicing role models at local institutions and within the community.

Providing networking and mentorship opportunities with surgeons and surgical residents.

Providing a forum for open discussion and collaboration on strategies related to professional development and the challenges women surgeons face.

The Black Men in Medicine student group at our medical school is a dynamic and supportive community aimed at fostering diversity, inclusion, and empowerment among aspiring Black male physicians. Through mentorship, networking, and advocacy, the group addresses unique challenges and promotes excellence in healthcare, contributing to a more equitable and representative medical field.

The First-Generation Medical Student Association is an organization aims to provide support and guidance to first-generation medical students at OSUCOM through fostering community. The goal of this organization is to create an environment for first-generation medical students where they can receive guidance through medical school and into residency. It serves as a networking tool for first-generation medical students to connect with each other, pre-medical first generation undergraduates, residents, and faculty members in hopes of creating mentorship and networking opportunities.

The Latino Medical Student Association is a network of students, alumni, and health professionals whose mission is to promote the development of Latino students through educational, volunteer, professional and networking opportunities. Our goal is to foster diversity, higher education, and the improvement of the Latino community at The Ohio State University. Speaking Spanish or being Latino is not required to join - all are welcome! If you have questions, email lmsaosu@gmail.com

We are a diverse organization of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, questioning, and straight medical students who support each other and work to educate the medical school community. We are committed advocates of LGBT patients, an invisible minority that is often left unrecognized and sometimes openly stigmatized by medical institutions. All medical students, regardless of gender identity, presentation, or sexual orientation, are welcome!

The purpose of Middle Eastern and North African Students in Medicine is two-fold: 1) to create more inclusive and welcoming spaces to support medical students of these backgrounds while boosting camaraderie among them; 2) to raise awareness about the issues, challenges, and obstacles that impact medical students, faculty, physicians, and patient populations that are of Middle Eastern and North African descent. In doing so, we strive to contribute scholarship to medical education to ensure that students working toward a career in medicine are well-versed in the relevant nuances that exist within these communities.

Multicultural University Research Arts & Leadership Symposium (MURALS) will aid our community in the exploration of modern-day issues that impact health equity by cultivating an experience that emphasizes the necessity of furthering equity and humanities driven research; we will facilitate a program that allows academics at all levels to grow within their social consciousness and cultural competencies within healthcare.

The South Asian Medical Student Association (SAMSA) at OSUCOM seeks to unite, advocate, and support the local South Asian community found within Ohio State University and Columbus, Ohio at large. As a newer organization, our mission lies in three tenants of culture, mentorship, and advocacy. Regarding culture, both students and faculty have indicated a desire to raise awareness and celebrate cultural events, such as Diwali, Holi, or Eid, as a community. Second, our organization plans to form connections between the undergraduate groups, SAMSA, and South Asian physicians at OSU Wexner Medical Center and Nationwide Children’s Hospital, to both streamline mentorship and offer leadership experiences. Lastly, SAMSA seeks to advocate and address current health issues facing the South Asian community, such as the high proportion of mental health illness, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes, disproportionately affecting Columbus’ Bhutanese community.

Student National Medical Association (SNMA) is committed to supporting current and future underrepresented minority medical students, addressing the needs of underserved communities, and increasing the number of clinically excellent, culturally competent and socially conscious physicians. SNMA chapters based at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools throughout the nation, and some colleges, implement our programs and activities locally. SNMA programs are designed to serve the health needs of underserved communities and communities of color. In addition, SNMA is dedicated both to ensuring that medical education and services are culturally sensitive to the needs of diverse populations and to increasing the number of African-American, Latino, and other students of color entering and completing medical school.