We are committed to promoting a culture that celebrates diversity and fosters inclusion.
‍Brown Emergency Medicine is proud to serve a community that includes a diverse cultural and socioeconomic mix. Our institution is committed to advancing diversity and inclusion within the healthcare field by supporting our faculty and housestaff and training them to provide care for the specific needs of these community groups. We are devoted to providing a supportive space to all housestaff and learning opportunities to improve culturally competent patient care.

SOME OF OUR INITIATIVES & PROGRAMS:

BROWN EM Minority Visiting Scholars Program
One month elective for either pediatric or emergency medicine residents to develop mentoring relationships with faculty as well as work clinically in the Hasbro Children's Hospital Emergency Department.

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Discussing Anti-Racism & Equity (DARE-EM)
An educational intervention aimed at emergency medicine frontline providers.
Curriculum Highlights Include :
- Conferences dedicated to anti-racism & equity topics    
- High Fidelity Simulation Sessions
- Reading groups, film screenings & other art showings 
- Review of institutional specific data to track and change racial disparities

For more information visit:
https://www.brown.edu/academics/medical/about/departments/emergency-medicine/discussing-anti-racism-equity-emergency-medicine

Brown Advocates for Social Change and Equity (BASCE Program)
A year-long program supported by the Brown University Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs that seeks to develop healthcare leaders who have an aptitude and passion for engaging their peers in dialogue around issues of racism, cultural diversity, inclusion, social justice, and health equity.
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For more information visit:
‍https://diversity.med.brown.edu/our-programs/basce
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Brown Minority Housestaff Association (BMHA)
The Brown Minority Housestaff Association is a resident/fellow run organization that helps promote diversity and inclusion within the hospital and graduate medical education communities. Every year, the organization sponsors lectureships and community outreach opportunities that housestaff can participate in. BMHA also works closely with the Brown University Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs. Furthermore, residents can serve as mentors to rising medical students as they navigate choosing a specialty and applying for the match.

For more information visit:
‍http://www.brownminorityhousestaffassociation.com

Brown Sexual and Gender Minority Alliance (BSGMA)
The Brown Sexual and Gender Minority Alliance (BSGMA) was created to ensure LGBTQ+ representation within the residency programs and institution, to enhance mentoring opportunities with the medical school and to improve the LGBTQ+ educational content within residency training.  By increasing provider knowledge, we hope to better address the healthcare disparities that afflict our community. Supported by a GME Wellness grant.

Committee on Anti-Racism and Health Equity
The Brown Medical School and Lifespan GME leadership recognize racism as a public health emergency that threatens our ability to achieve health equity. Our shared values – Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence – leave no room for racism or injustice. We must continue to have zero tolerance for any acts that are not in keeping with our values. In the words of Angela Davis, “it is not enough to be non-racist; we must be anti-racist.” Lifespan formed an advisory committee, charged with advising executive leadership on anti-racism and health equity strategies to implement across our system. This standing committee is made up of about 30 members, with representation from across affiliates, job roles, and demographics.

Medical Education through Diversity (MED)
Medical Education through Diversity (MED) Talks is a speaker series initiated in 2015 as a means of creating and facilitating dialogue between patients and the medical community that cares for them. Representatives from minority populations are invited as panelists and asked to share their cultural values and reflect on how such perspectives influence their interface with the medical system and their healthcare providers. Audience members are encouraged to ask difficult ethical questions aimed at increasing provider understanding of the most  culturally competent and humble care. This project is supported by grants from the Gold Foundation and funds from the Brown Minority Housestaff Association. Past panels have explored bias and disparity amongst the following groups and communities: refugees, LGBTQ youth, Jehovah’s Witnesses, incarcerated patients, homeless patients, veterans, patients suffering from obesity, victims of sexual assault and trafficking, and those with histories of trauma.
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