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Diversity and Inclusion & Women in Medicine

Our mission is to provide a supportive and inclusive environment that allows residents to learn the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of an exceptional emergency physician, while encouraging and fostering the development of each individual resident’s own interest, goals, well-being, and professional identity. We assure that our graduates are highly qualified and extremely competent emergency physicians capable of working in a variety of settings, urban and rural, resource rich or resource poor, academic and community. Serving our diverse Brooklyn community and beyond, we ensure that our residents are culturally competent and compassionate in the delivery of their care.

We at Maimonides acknowledge the current inequities in medicine and we believe that being diverse and inclusive makes us a stronger and healthier community. As a residency program, our family welcomes residents from all races, genders, social classes, and sexual orientations. Cultural identity is an integral part of the patients we treat, as Maimonides serves Borough Park, which is a large, diverse neighborhood in Brooklyn. Our program is currently working to reflect the diverse patient populations that we serve everyday in our Emergency Department. We are actively committed to achieving equity and enhancing diversity by:

  • Partnering with SNMA

  • Providing Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship Awards for first year and senior medical students

  • Formation of an D&I committee that is devoted to having active discussion about social injustices, health disparities, and URM’s in medicine

Maimonides Medical Center Emergency Medicine Department welcomes you to become part of our family and work with us as we continue to foster and create a more diverse and inclusive environment.

Connect With Us

If you have any questions or want to reach out to us, please feel free to contact us at:

DandI.Maimonides@gmail.com

Diversity & Inclusion Webinar - 2021 Edition

Learn more about our Diversity & Inclusion Committee at Maimonides EM residency program — what Diversity & Inclusion means to us, why we chose to work at Maimonides, and the exciting projects we’re working on.

A warm welcome from residents Dr. Sarah Fowler and Dr. Hannah Blakely, what attracted them to Maimonides, and their mission to build a more eclectic residency.

Learn about the 10,000-ft view of our diversity efforts and new initiatives this year from our program director, Dr. Arlene Chung.

Clerkship director Dr. Jeanette Kurbedin discusses the recent additions of our URM visiting student scholarship and clerkship mentorship programs.

Dr. Eustace Lashley shares his journey at Maimonides and his current roles overseeing the QI division and observation unit (moonlighting for residents!).

Dr. Joshua Schiller discusses the Social EM scholarly track and our goal to expand impactful outreach efforts in local, rural, and international spheres.

PEM attending Dr. Hector Vazquez shares why Diversity and Inclusion is important to him and why he chose to work at Maimonides.

PEM attending Dr. Christine Rizkalla shares her perspective on the importance of recruiting diverse individuals to serve our diverse patient population.

Recent PEM graduate Dr. Millicent Okereke talks about the importance of mentorship from those with similar backgrounds and her goal to serve as a lifelong mentor.

Resident Dr. Cat De Guzman speaks about how FemInEM led her to Maimonides, where we have regular Women in EM events. We are also lucky to have a strong LGBTQ+ community within our Maimo family.

Resident Dr. Alex Yang discusses overcoming the language barrier with our patients, who speak a multitude of languages.

Some final thoughts on the energy and support at Maimonides as we pursue innovative projects and improve upon existing structures.

Lastly, Q&A — our panelists answer questions posed by our medical students who joined us live for the webinar session.