Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Assistant Professor of Neurology; Director, Vascular Neurology Fellowship Program, Stroke; Departmental Director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Neurology
Diversity & Inclusion
Core Values
The Department of Neurology strives to promote a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment in which all faculty, staff, and trainees can thrive and feel valued.
We are committed to:
- maintaining a safe and welcoming environment for people of all backgrounds in order to enhance our ability to provide excellent clinical care, conduct cutting-edge research, and be a global leader in medical education
- recruiting, retaining, hiring, and promoting trainees, staff, and faculty from diverse backgrounds and with diverse talents. The long-term goal is a highly diverse workforce that reflects the population that we serve.
- promoting education and training that emphasize respect for differences in culture, language, and life experience, and that address both health disparities and the role that implicit and explicit bias can play in decision making
- providing opportunities for trainees, staff, and faculty to engage with the local community in education and outreach efforts
DEI Champions
Associate Director for Educational Diversity
Assistant Professor; Associate Director of Diversity and Inclusion Education, Neurology
Yale School of Medicine DEI
Visit these pages for a full set of resources, calendar of events, strategic initiatives, affinity groups, and more.
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October 06, 2023
Alzheimer's disease is a devastating neurodegenerative disease that not only damages the memory and identity of the people who suffer from it, but their loved ones as well. This ABC News documentary explores the impact of Alzheimer's disease on the Latinx community and pulls on the knowledge of experts in the field, including Yale Assistant Professor of Neurology Carmen Carrión, PsyD, a neuropsychologist with vast experience treating diverse patient populations.
- June 22, 2022Source: National Institutes of Health All of Us Research Program
Julian Acosta, MD, Guido Falcone, MD and MD/MHS Student Audrey Leasure study the correlation between cardiovascular disease prevalence and populations underrepresented in medicine by using the All of Us dataset.
- June 16, 2021
Virtual talks from communicators underrepresented in science are underway as part of Science Communication Week, one of many efforts from the Yale Biological and Biomedical Sciences Diversity and Inclusion Collective (YBDIC) to make science accessible and relevant to minoritized students.
- June 02, 2021
“As a student, not having an AΩA chapter has been one of the many experiences that have shaped my medical education compared to my friends at other medical schools.
- May 10, 2021
Nelson Perez Catalan discovered he was interested in pursuing science while working at a student job at the University of Oregon cleaning glass in the labs. He found himself drawn to research around the brain, and thought about pursuing an MD/PhD, but there was no medical school at his university and as a transplant from Chile, he says much of the U.S. college process was mystifying to him. Then he learned about PATHS, or Program to Advance Training in Health and Sciences at Yale School of Medicine.
- April 15, 2021Source: YaleNews
Health equity means that everyone has a fair and just opportunity to live their healthiest lives possible. If that sounds like a no-brainer, it may be surprising to learn just how much disparity exists in health outcomes and access to treatment at a societal level.
- April 05, 2021
it was clear to people who spoke and those who listened, some with quivering voices and tears in their eyes, that the fear the recent shooting spree in Atlanta generated is not a new feeling for Asian Americans.
- March 15, 2021
A long-term study of Medicare patients finds that Black patients who have an ischemic stroke (blocked blood flow to the brain) die at a higher rate than white patients, even after accounting for preexisting health conditions, a preliminary study by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health finds.
- February 10, 2021Source: Good Morning CT at Nine/WTNH News 8
Assistant Professor Dr. Carolyn Fredericks spoke with Good Morning CT at Nine about her research on Alzheimer's disease treatment and cure.
- December 07, 2020
This semester, 69 talented undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students from across the United States began participating in the Yale Program to Advance Training in Health and Sciences, or PATHS, a series of virtual workshops and conversations that expose them to MD, MD/PhD, and PhD training programs, faculty, and near-peer mentors at Yale.
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