Letter from the Dean

Letter from the Dean

Dear Einstein Colleagues:

It is my privilege and pleasure to reaffirm the Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan (D & I Plan) for Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

Gordon F. Tomaselli, M.D.

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Strategic Plan

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1953

Scientist and humanitarian Albert Einstein agrees to lend his name to our new medical school. He specifies that there be no discrimination with regard to race and creed.

1968

The Martin Luther King Jr.—Robert F. Kennedy Program is established to help prepare minority undergraduates for medical school.

1980

The Einstein Senate forms a Minority Affairs Committee to recruit and retain minority students.

1988

The Einstein Enrichment Program is established to enable minority and/or economically disadvantaged secondary school students who are academically motivated to pursue careers in science, medicine and health.

1997

Einstein participates for the first time in the AMSNY Post-Baccalaureate Program at SUNY Buffalo. The goal of the program is to expand the pool of underrepresented minority and educationally and economically disadvantaged students in medicine.

2001

Einstein establishes the Hispanic Center of Excellence , joining a group of distinguished institutions that serve the healthcare needs of the Hispanic community.

2007

Einstein’s BronxCREED (Center to Reduce and Eliminate Ethnic and Racial Health Disparities) wins an NIH renewal award for its Center of Excellence in Partnerships for Community Outreach, Research on Health Disparities, and Training (Project EXPORT).

2011

The Safe Zone Allies Program/Safe Zone Mentoring Program is designed to increase understanding of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) persons and improve the institutional climate.

2012

Einstein introduces the Office of Diversity Mentoring to help members of underrepresented groups at Einstein build successful careers in research and healthcare.

2016

“Black Excellence” is the theme of a student-sponsored "Crucial Conversations” session and a conference held at Einstein by the Student National Medical Association.

2017

More than 60 Einstein faculty members and staff, including the Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Planning Committee, attend a planning team retreat. Attendees finalize recommendations and goals for the Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan for Excellence.

2018

Einstein announces its first comprehensive Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan for Excellence and launches implementation action plan.

A Diversity and Inclusivity Q&A

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Employees are more likely to feel comfortable and happy in an environment where inclusivity is a priority and where people of all backgrounds feel confident in their ability and achieve their best.

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About Einstein

1800+Faculty13.7% of Faculty at Einstein and Montefiore are Under Represented Minorities (URM)
1068+Staff36.5% of Staff at Einstein are URM
978+Students15.5% of Medical and Graduate Students at Einstein are URM
264+Post Doctoral Research Fellows14.7% of Post Docs at Einstein are URM
19.1%International Scholars & Visitors

Data as of October 2018.

About The Bronx

US Census Bureau reports that the Bronx is the most diverse in the country

54.2% of its residents belong to racial or ethnic groups other than white

31.7% of the population is foreign born

55.7% of the population speak non-English at home

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