Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

In 2023-24, the department expanded its mock residency interview program to include all four LCME-accredited medical schools in Puerto Rico.

A departmental health equity strategy and a research mission diversity strategy were developed.

The department co-hosted a bilingual grand rounds – a first with for IU School of Medicine – along with the Department of Family Medicine.

Leaders initiated “stay interviews” with URiM faculty members with the hope of increasing retention. This will expand to all faculty members.

The department also reaffirmed its commitments to these health equity strategic focuses:

• Uncontrolled hypertension
• Delayed access to breast & colon cancer care
• Obesity & medical weight loss management
• HCV screening & treatment
• Patient satisfaction

Aronoff said the department is committed to better understanding why people engage with the healthcare system, as well as diversifying the patient populations enrolled in its clinical trials.