Inclusion
DICE supports, celebrates, and encourages informative discourse about the differences among our YSM community members; in regard to inclusion, our ultimate goal is to build an inclusive climate that supports and promotes the retention of trainees from diverse backgrounds. To accomplish this, we work to not only respond to student feedback, but also routinely incorporate trainee input into the creation of such an inclusive climate:
- DICE is actively seeking and responsive to trainee feedback
- DICE hosts a monthly social for underrepresented medical and PhD BBS students
- First Sunday Socials
- DICE also sponsors a mentorship program for underrepresented students and trainees
- Integrated Mentorship for Underrepresented Students and Trainees (iMUST)
- DICE maintain relationships with housestaff and faculty organizations that work towards inclusion, such as Minority Housestaff Organization (MHO) and The Minority Organization for Retention and Expansion (MORE), respectively.
- DICE works with YSM administration to highlight accomplishments of graduating underrepresented minority students
Frequently Asked Questions
- The Peter Grannum Prize
Established in 1990, awarded to an outstanding African-American graduate, this annual award is supported by The Shirley, Maggie, and Hugh Comer Fund
2017 Adesuwa Ighodaro Akhetuamhen
2016 Cortlyn Brown
2015 Amanda Rose Wallace
2014 Theresa Lynn Williamson
2013 Kenneth E. Ike
2012 Cicely Ann Williams
2012 Rachele Patrice (Cross) Yarborough
2011 Chikezie Eseonu
2011 Kolawole Anthony Jedgede
2010 David Eric Myles
2009 Jonathan Alexander Bernard
2009 Alicia Velean Lee
2008 Louvonnia Rose Boone
2008 Greg Nelson
2007 Anika Nina Watson
2006 Odicie Okeda Feilder
2006 Hyman Scott
2005 Nya A. Jones
2005 Marine Marie Solages
2004 Bryan Sandor Kennedy
2003 Jason Robert Baynes
2002 Nataki C. Douglas
2001 Carl V. Crawford
2000 Leslie R. Boyd
1999 Obinwanne F. Ugwonali
1999 Sherri D. Sandifer
1999 Camille M. Hylton
1998 Sydney C. Butts
1998 Merle A. Carter
1998 Olivia I. Okereke
1997 Adetokunbo A Oyelese
1997 Rachel Villanueva
1996 Duane A. Bryan
1996 Andrea T. Jeffress
1996 Timothy S. Johnson
1995 Yamilee O. Bermingham
1994 Tina Marie Harris
1994 Victoria Lynne Holloway
1991 Cargill H. Alleyne
- The Courtlandt Van Renesselaer Creed Award
Established in 1999 in hour of Cortlandt Van Rensselaer Creed, the first African-American graduate of Yale School of Medicine in 1857. Awarded through Peer nomination to graduating underrepresented, minority students in medicine and public health, who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement, exemplary leadership, and a significant commitment to the community at large.
2017 Giullo C. Rottaro Castejon
2016 Amanda Lynn Hernandez
2016 Tara Holder
2015 Jon Santiago
2014 Charisse Laura Mandimika
2013 Dionne Marie Rudison
2012 Olatokunbo Musili Famakinwa
2012 Odayme Quesada
2011 Lionel Sennacherib McIntosh
2011 Rajendra Fernando Sawh-Martinez
2010 Hasani Kigos Baharanyi
2010 Tracy St. Louis MacIntosh
2009 Sara Whetstone
2008 Claudia Patricia Castiblanco Munoz
2007 Karen Serena Morris-Priester
2006 Jane AWuramma Gwira
2005 Damini Arnold Piggott
2004 Rina Reyes-Garcia
2003 Kevin Marice Johnson
2002 Kebba M. Jobarteh
2001 LaLisa A. Anderson
2001 Stephanie A. Boykin
2000 Dirk C. Johnson
1999 Richard X. Lyn-Cook