Office of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Contact

Name: AnaMaría López, MD , MPH, MACP
Position: Associate Director
Organization: Office of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) for Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center – Jefferson Health

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Training Resources

Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)

American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

Unconscious Bias Resources

Understanding Unconscious Bias – The Royal Society

Project Implicit Bias Test

Implicit Bias: A Practical Guide for Healthcare Settings – DC Health Implicit Bias Training

Advancing Health Equity: A Guide to Language, Narrative and Concepts (PDF) – AMA/AAMC

National Research Mentorship Network (NRMN) – UT/WI Partnership

Diversity Career Development Program – National Cancer Institute

Bench to Bedside: Integrating Sex and Gender to Improve Human Health Course – NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH) e-Learning Course on Sex and Gender offers free Continuing Medical Education credits

Racism in Medicine: Historical Foundations and Strategies for Advancing Health Equity – AMA Center for Health Equality

The Rockefeller University Clinical Scholars Program

Writing Wellness: A Healing Verse Poetry Writing Workshop – Jefferson Humanities & Health workshop. Participants are expected to attend all sessions and fully participate. For questions and more information, please contact Marcie Mamura, Humanities Education Coordinator. (Jefferson students participating in the Asano Humanities & Health Certificate program may count up to four of the workshop sessions for Asano credit.)

Welcoming Spaces – Learn basic LGBTQ+ terminology, the root causes of LGBTQ+ health disparities, and how to create a welcoming environment for LGBTQ+ clients or patients – National LGBT Cancer Network

COVID-19 Vaccines & Boosters – Learn latest information about COVID-19 vaccines and boosters for people age 5 years and older - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

History of Racism in U.S. Health Care: Root Causes of Today's Hierarchy and Systems of Power – National Health Equity

Language of Care – University of Utah

Clinical Trials Seek to Fix Their Lack of Racial Mix – AAMC News

Resources for Counseling

Developmental Resources

Implicit Bias Training

Implicit Bias: A Practical Guide for Healthcare

This module was developed at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. To complete the course, you will need to register and create an account.

Learning Objectives

  • Describe how implicit bias can negatively impact health outcomes.
  • Identify examples of implicit bias in healthcare settings and their root causes.
  • Reflect on one’s own biases and develop strategies to overcome biased decision making.

Multi-Language Resources

Upcoming Diversity Events & Monthly Celebrations


For those who would like to join Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion at Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center – Jefferson Health, please send an email to our Associate Director, Dr. Ana Maria Lopez.