Overview

Pediatric Diversity Coalition

Pediatrics is the second of two clinical departments at Weill Cornell Medicine that have appointed the departmental diversity champion to the role of Vice Chair for Diversity.  Within the department, efforts to advance representation and belonging include three main components: the delivery of educational content to promote an inclusive climate; recruitment and professional development at the resident, fellow and faculty levels and participation in the longstanding pipeline programs at the medical college; and thirdly community engagement and attention to health equity. 

Recognizing that the demographics of the United States and the patients we serve are changing, and that decades-old disparities in healthcare and healthcare outcomes experienced by certain populations must be remedied, there is an undeniable need to improve the representation and cultural competence of the healthcare workforce. This imperative is valued throughout our health center and championed by leadership of Weill Cornell Medicine.

We believe that broad representation is not only a means of promoting health equity and other systemic inequities  but also a powerful means to promote excellence across our department and medical center. To these ends, we have developed initiatives that address representation and promote inclusion at the medical student, resident, and faculty level.

For additional information about our programs, or how to get involved, please contact Dr. Joy Howell, Vice Chair of Diversity in Pediatrics, at jdh2002@med.cornell.edu.