Diversity

DEI office forms task forces to address issues

Office has been working since its inception to identify areas of concern and develop strategies to address them.

Sep 29, 2022

Shirley Delair, MD

Invest in Her: Valuing women in medicine

UNMC hosted a panel discussion to mark Women in Medicine Month.

Sep 29, 2022

Participants in UNMC's Women in Medicine Month panel included Brandy Clarke, PhD, director of the UNMC Office of Equity, Ali DeLizza, PhD, co-chair of the DEI committee in psychiatry, and Siobhan Wescott, MD, director of the American Indian Health Program at UNMC.

Virtual author talk with Loren Olson, MD, is Oct. 7

Dr. Olson, a UNMC alum, is a popular speaker on mental health and LGBTQ issues.

Sep 26, 2022

Med center’s We Strive group will meet Wednesday

The group aims to advance women at UNMC and Nebraska Medicine. RSVPs are due Tuesday.

Sep 26, 2022

Anece McCloud recalls her journey at UNMC and beyond

McCloud, UNMC’s first minority student affairs officer, returned to campus Sept. 15.

Sep 22, 2022

Sheritta Strong, MD, assistant vice chancellor of inclusion for UNMC, and Anece McCloud, author and UNMC’s first minority student affairs officer

Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center analyzes Nebraska’s cancer needs

The needs assessment provides guidance for organizations to make a difference against cancer in the state.

Sep 15, 2022

UNMC is closing the language gap

See this special dual-language report on increasing diversity in clinical trials and the experience of one non-English-speaking participant.

Sep 11, 2022

Maria Alvarran of South Sioux City, Nebraska, participates in a clinical trial at UNMC's Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.

From the DEI Office: SHPEP’s successful summer

Summer Health Professions Education Program students returned to campus in person for the 2022 program.

Aug 30, 2022

Anece McCloud to give author talk Sept. 16

McCloud, UNMC’s first director of minority affairs, wrote “Seeking Personal Validation: The Life and Times of an African American, Female, Academic.”

Aug 29, 2022

CultureFest 2022 postponed until a later date

UNMC’s annual celebration of culture, inclusion and diversity had been scheduled for Aug. 26.

Aug 22, 2022