BU GMS Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Please join Graduate Medical Sciences to celebrate International Pronouns Day.

International Pronouns Day seeks to make respecting, sharing, and educating about personal pronouns commonplace. We will host a virtual discussion on “Why Pronouns Matter” with Dr. Carl Streed, Assistant Professor of Medicine at BUSM and Research Lead for the Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery at Boston Medical Center.

To RSVP, please visit: http://tinyurl.com/busmhonorspronouns.

This Thursday October 8th in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, join for “Latinidad in STEM: A Student Perspective”!

On Tuesday, October 6th, join and Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging for a conversation on Allyship in the Scientific Enterprise. Visit tinyurl.com/allyshipinscience to RSVP!

In honor of Women’s Equality Day today, which commemorates women’s right to vote, join for a celebration of the contributions of women in science as we virtually screen the critically acclaimed documentary, “Picture a Scientist” between August 26th and August 29th. Visit tinyurl.com/pictureascientistbusm to RSVP and receive the screening link!

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Join us along with BU Student Government and Umoja: BU’s Black Student Union for an interactive training on how to be a better ally to people of color within the LGBTQ+ community! This training will be led by Dr. Tanya O. Williams (she/her) and Chris Haigh (they/them).⠀
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Participants will learn about whiteness in the LGBTQ+ rights movement, the experiences of people of color within the LGBTQ+ community, and the skills necessary to take on allyship as a continuing practice.⠀
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There are only 100 spots for students to register. Link in bio!

As part of Pride Month, we’ve joined our BUMC colleagues and .pride to encourage students, faculty and staff to join the new OUT & Ally List, which is a public listing of clinicians, faculty, and practitioners, researchers, staff, students, and trainees across BUMC and BMC who identify as LGBTQ+ or as allies for the LGBTQ+ community.

Visit outandally.bumc.bu.edu for more information and to join!

Join GMS Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, along with for “A Discussion on Race & Inclusion at GMS” this Friday, June 26 from 2:00 - 3:00 PM. During this time, we would like to offer an opportunity for students to share how they have been affected by recent events surrounding racial injustice, police brutality and other acts of inequality surrounding us. We also invite you to share your experiences and thoughts as to how we can continue to work together to promote a diverse and inclusive environment at GMS and beyond.

Juneteenth, a truncation of “June Nineteenth”, is a day to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States. Many people believe the Emancipation Proclamation issued on January 1, 1863 marked the end of slavery. While it did mean freedom for many enslaved African Americans, President Abraham Lincoln’s executive order issuing that slaves be “forever free” was defied in the Confederate state of Texas. Over 250,000 enslaved people in Texas would not be free until two and a half years later, on June 19, 1865... http://www.bumc.bu.edu/gms/2020/06/19/6-19-2020-what-is-juneteenth/

An open letter from GMS Faculty member Fadie Coleman, PhD on the call to in response to the most recent murders of Black men and women in the U.S.

June 10, 2020 | A Day to #ShutDownSTEM | Graduate Medical Sciences Through August 2020, Boston University has moved to remote teaching and learning, canceled on-campus activities, and minimized lab research activities. For more information, visit our COVID-19 website.

Boston University Graduate Medical Sciences is proud to embrace and support the diverse individuals that make up our community. Each month, we will share interviews of our students, faculty and staff, highlighting their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We hope that these interviews will provide a lens through which you get to know the many unique and vibrant individuals that comprise GMS. Visit our website to read more about our DEI spotlights! @ Boston University School of Medicine

This past Thursday February 27th, GMS DEI co-hosted a panel discussion alongside entitled, “MD or PhD — Which is Right for Me?” featuring two medical students, a PhD student and one MD/PhD candidate. Thank you to all who attended! @ Boston, Massachusetts