OFFICE OF MULTICULTURAL OFFICE OF MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRSAFFAIRS

SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINESAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

Michael T. Railey, MDMichael T. Railey, MDAssociate Dean of Multicultural AffairsAssociate Dean of Multicultural Affairs

Associate Professor Associate Professor Department of Community and Family MedicineDepartment of Community and Family Medicine

DEFINITIONDEFINITION

The Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) The Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) is primarily a student centered, student is primarily a student centered, student friendly resource center for all students.friendly resource center for all students.

The office emphasizes prevention rather than The office emphasizes prevention rather than crisis intervention and does have special crisis intervention and does have special emphasis on the under-represented in emphasis on the under-represented in medicine and any other potentially medicine and any other potentially disadvantaged studentsdisadvantaged students..

MISSIONMISSION

Our charge is to support and Our charge is to support and enhance the academic, educational, enhance the academic, educational, and cultural interests of our diverse and cultural interests of our diverse constituency and to maximize all constituency and to maximize all student abilities in the pursuit of a student abilities in the pursuit of a medical career.medical career.

THE TENETS OF OMATHE TENETS OF OMA EMPOWERMENT - EMPOWERMENT - Seeks options and or interventions to help Seeks options and or interventions to help

students feel more skilled. Ex. Recent skills lab for interested upcoming 3students feel more skilled. Ex. Recent skills lab for interested upcoming 3 rdrd year students; USMLE “booster” 3 day free courseyear students; USMLE “booster” 3 day free course

GLOBAL& COMMUNITY-GLOBAL& COMMUNITY- Assist in referring and connecting to Assist in referring and connecting to mission programs, local community service, and electives. Supports and offers mission programs, local community service, and electives. Supports and offers community electives, support HRC, offers forum to present experiences etc.community electives, support HRC, offers forum to present experiences etc.

MULTICULTURAL - MULTICULTURAL - We contribute to the development of We contribute to the development of physicians who are truly culturally competent in their skill levels by having physicians who are truly culturally competent in their skill levels by having trained and practiced medicine in diverse environments. This is accomplished trained and practiced medicine in diverse environments. This is accomplished by recruitment and maintenance of a diverse student body and faculty and by recruitment and maintenance of a diverse student body and faculty and promoting cultural competency training whenever possible (Grand Rounds, promoting cultural competency training whenever possible (Grand Rounds, etc)etc)

INSPIRATION - INSPIRATION - The OMA seeks to inspire all physicians in training The OMA seeks to inspire all physicians in training for service and a feeling of urgency to reach out in humanitarian aspects of for service and a feeling of urgency to reach out in humanitarian aspects of healthcare.healthcare.

And more……..And more……..

John Gladney Diversity Awards DinnerJohn Gladney Diversity Awards Dinner Capstone course in Cultural Bias in Capstone course in Cultural Bias in

MedicineMedicine Student counselingStudent counseling Presidents Diversity CouncilPresidents Diversity Council Faculty, Graduate Medical Education, Faculty, Graduate Medical Education,

and Student development & counselingand Student development & counseling Support for Interest groupsSupport for Interest groups

FACULTY AND GRADUATE FACULTY AND GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATIONMEDICAL EDUCATION

Recruitment and retentionRecruitment and retention

Mentoring of students by faculty and GMEMentoring of students by faculty and GME

Support the adjustment and development Support the adjustment and development of residents, fellows, and faculty as might of residents, fellows, and faculty as might be needed in unique circumstancesbe needed in unique circumstances

LCME IS-16LCME IS-16

Each medical school must have policies and Each medical school must have policies and practices to achieve appropriate diversity practices to achieve appropriate diversity among its students, faculty, staff, and other among its students, faculty, staff, and other members of its academic community, and members of its academic community, and must engage in ongoing, systematic, and must engage in ongoing, systematic, and focused efforts to attract and retain focused efforts to attract and retain students, faculty, staff, and others from students, faculty, staff, and others from demographically diverse backgrounds.demographically diverse backgrounds.

MenMen WomenWomen % of % of TotalTotal

AsianAsian 7575 4949 20.6920.69

African AmericanAfrican American 77 55 1.991.99

WhiteWhite 284284 144144 70.9770.97

UnknownUnknown 11 22 0.50.5

Multiple RaceMultiple Race 77 44 1.821.82

CubanCuban 11 00 0.170.17

Mexican-AmericanMexican-American 44 22 1.01.0

Puerto RicanPuerto Rican 22 11 0.50.5

Other HispanicOther Hispanic 99 66 2.492.49

TotalTotal 390390 213213

QUESTIONS?QUESTIONS?