Diversity and Inclusion

PCOM Celebrates Diversity and Inclusion

This collection showcases events and programs sponsored by PCOM's Office of Diversity and Community Relations.

The Office of Diversity and Community Relations provides the vision, leadership, and management to advance PCOM's goals to support a culture of open inquiry, pluralism and mutual respect among students, faculty, and staff. The office partners with all campus units to encourage an environment of shared responsibility and ownership for the diversity and inclusion philosophy across the Philadelphia and suburban Atlanta campuses. The office is committed to promoting programs and initiatives that improve the quality of life in underserved communities.

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Unconscious Bias in Medicine

Dorothy E. Roberts and PCOM Office of Diversity and Community Relations

2019 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture Series

Given by Dorothy E. Roberts, University of Pennsylvania School of Law, George A. Weiss University, Professor of Law
Rising Above Expectations

Christopher Coleman and PCOM Office of Diversity and Community Relations

2018 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture Series

Our speaker Christopher Coleman is a motivational speaker, life coach, diversity and inclusion expert, and the founder and CEO of Unconfined Life Institute, a nonprofit dedicated to leading all people towards an unconfined life to circumstances and situations.
The 21st Century Challenges of Health Equity

Kevin Ahmaad Jenkins and PCOM Office of Diversity and Community Relations

2018 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture Series

“Often times we are talking about race when we really mean racism. The socially inflicted trauma of racism in medicine crafts interpretations of racial differences as a proclamation of racial deficiency. After the buildings are renamed, the flags come down, and blackface costumes are tucked away, we still go back to comfortable enclaves that do not promote conversation or understanding. Socially sanitizing environments does no good without transformative interventions."

-Dr. Kevin Ahmaad Jenkins
Creating a Welcoming Environment for Transgender Patients

Anne Koch and Rachel Levine

Part 1 of Transgender and Medicine Professional Development Workshop Series. Featuring Rachel Levine, MD, Pennsylvania Physician General.

Join Anne Koch, DMD, adjunct assistant professor of endodontics and a member of the board of overseers for the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, as she invites guest speakers to discuss best practices for health care of transgender patients in this four-part series. Dr. Koch underwent gender affirming surgery, transitioning from male to female, at age 63 and is a trailblazer in transgender medicine.
Trans Health Care: Beyond Just Transitioning (Anne L. Koch)

Anne L. Koch, PCOM Office of Diversity and Community Relations, and PCOM LGBTQA Council

Featured speaker: Anne L. Koch, DMD
PCOM's Math and Science Academy 2017 Graduation Ceremony Program

PCOM Office of Admissions, PCOM Office of Diversity and Community Relations, and PCOM Department of Biomedical Sciences

Program for PCOM's Math and Science Academy Graduation Ceremony. Opening remarks by Denah Appelt, PhD; Jay Feldstein, DO; and Marcine Pickron-Davis, PhD. Guest speaker: David Addley, DO.
Webinar: Achieving Health Equity for LGBT People

PCOM Office of Diversity and Community Relations and PCOM Department of Professional Development and Online Learning

Hosted webinar up-to-date information about helping LGBT people access healthcare and highlighting the issues and disparities some LGBT people face.
Webinar: Ten Things: Providing an Inclusive & Affirmative Health Care Environment for LGBT People

PCOM Office of Diversity and Community Relations and PCOM Department of Professional Development and Online Learning

Hosted webinar providing targeted guidance on ten practices for delivering affirmative healthcare for LGBT people.
Trans Health Care: Beyond Just Transitioning (Holiday Simmons)

Holiday Simmons, PCOM Office of Diversity and Community Relations, and PCOM LGBTQA Council

Featured speaker: Holiday Simmons, MSW
Diversity Speakers Series: Leadership in Medicine

Oliver Bullock and PCOM Office of Diversity and Community Relations

Program for "Leadership in Medicine" by Oliver Bullock, DO '78, OJ Snyder Memorial Medal Reipient
I Am the Dream 2016

PCOM Office of Diversity and Community Relations

Program for the 2016 event I am the Dream: the Past, Present and Future at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Consists of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Award Ceremony and William M. King, DO '62 Award Presentation.

Mistress of Ceremonies: Megan Cleghorn, JD, MBA

Awardees: Judith A. Lightfoot, DO ‘92, FACOI; Barbara Williams-Page, DO ‘92; Yuma Iannotti Tomes, PhD, ABA; Olivia Menardy (DO ‘16); Michael Stefanowicz (DO ‘16); Jameel Shareef (DO ‘16); J. Steven Blake, DO ’89, MSc; Israel D. Benjamin (DO ‘19)
PCOM Opportunities Academy 2016 Graduation Ceremony

PCOM Office of Diversity and Community Relations

Program for PCOM Opportunities Academy Graduation Ceremony, Inagural Class.

Master of Ceremonies: Meghan Cleghorn, JH, MBA, President of Cleghorn Performance Elevation LLC.

Keynote Speaker: Antonia Novello, MD, 14th Surgeon General of the United States.
Diversity Speakers Series: Leadership Lessons in Healthcare: From An Orthopedic Surgeon’s Perspective

Katherine Coyner and PCOM Office of Diversity and Community Relations

Program for "Leadership Lessons in Healthcare: From An Orthopedic Surgeon’s Perspective" by Katherine Coyner, M.D., Board Member of The Perry Initiative
Diversity Speaker Series: Healthcare Innovation & Entrepreneurship

James Lewis and PCOM Office of Diversity and Community Relations

Poster and Program for "Healthcare Innovation & Entrepreneurship" by James Lewis, D.O. ‘82.
Diversity Speakers Series: Health Policy Management in the 21st Century

Antonia Novello

Program for “Health Policy Management in the 21st Century” by Antonia Novello, MD, Former U.S. Surgeon General
Champions of Healthcare Awards 2015 Invitation

PCOM Office of Diversity and Community Relations

Invitation for Georgia Campus' 2015 Champions of Healthcare Awards.

Keynote Speaker: Barbara Ross-Lee, DO, FACOFP, New York Institute of Technology Vice President for Health Sciences and Medical Affairs
Champions of Healthcare Awards 2015 Program

PCOM Office of Diversity and Community Relations

Invitation and Program for Georgia Campus' 2015 Champions of Healthcare Awards.

Keynote Speaker: Barbara Ross-Lee, DO, FACOFP, New York Institute of Technology Vice President for Health Sciences and Medical Affairs

Awardees: Colleen D. Heer; Jeffrey K. Seiple, MBA, LFD, LE; Srujana Rayalam, BVSc, MVSc, PHD; Shu Zhu, MD, PhD; Mark D. Darrow, MD FACP; Nathan M. Polite, DO; Jennifer L. Gooch, PhD; Brittany Melvin (MS/Biomed ’16); Carly Duncan (PharmD ’16); Thuy Le (DO ‘17); Senator Renee Unterman; Hannah Southerland (PharmD ’19)
I Am the Dream Speaker Series: Kidneys are Colorblind

Velma P. Scantlebury

Poster for talk "Kidneys are Colorblind" given by pioneer in transplantation Dr. Velma P. Scantlebury, Associate Chief of Transplant Surgery in Christiana Care Health System
Diversity Speakers Series: Unconscious Bias in Academic Medicine

Wayne A.I. Frederick

Program for "Unconscious Bias in Academic Medicine" by Wayne A.U. Frederick, MD, MBA: Interim President, Howard University
Champions of Healthcare Awards 2014 Invitation

PCOM Office of Diversity and Community Relations

Invitation for Georgia Campus' 2014 Champions of Healthcare Awards.

Keynote Speaker: Regina Benjamin, MD, MBA, 18th Surgeon General of the United States
Champions of Healthcare Awards 2014 Program

PCOM Office of Diversity and Community Relations

Invitation and Program for Georgia Campus' 2014 Champions of Healthcare Awards.

Keynote Speaker: Regina Benjamin, MD, MBA, 18th Surgeon General of the United States

Awardees: Linda Williams; Georgia Campus Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Library Staff; Samuel John, PharmD; Richard W. White, PhD; Mary P. Owen, BS, MS, JD, PhD, CS; Avadhesh C. Sharma, PharmD, PhD; Ravi Shekarappa, MD; Nojan Valadi, MD; Gülsedef Arslan (MS/Biomed ‘15); Joylaina Speaks (PharmD ‘16); Lauren Smith (DO ‘16)
I Am the Dream 2014

PCOM Office of Diversity and Community Relations

Program for the 2014 program I am the Dream: the Past, Present and Future at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Consists of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Award Ceremony and Dr. Ethel D. Allen, DO Scholarship Fundraiser.

Master and Mistress of Ceremony: Stacy Scott, MS, ’15 and Dominique Brundidge,DO, ’15

Awardees: Oliver Bullock, DO ’78; James Lewis, DO ’82; Dawn Shell, PhD; James Williams, MS; Danielle Maholtz, DO ’15; Dominique Brundidge, DO ’15; Charmaine Chan, DO ’05; Leonard Johnson, DO ’64
Gender Reassignment Surgery in the 21st Century and Beyond

LGBT and Allied People in Medicine, Surgery Club, and OBGYN Club

Featured speaker: Dr. Marci Bowers