Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Video Library

Racism, Health and Medicine

• Guest Lecture Series on Race, Racism, Health, Biology and Medicine, "Sick of Race: How Racism Harms Health and Misleads Medicine.", Clarence (Lance) Gravlee, Ph.D.,University of Florida (via UVM Login only).

• Health Equity Grand Rounds session, “The Role of Race in Lung Function Interpretation- A Modern View” David A. Kaminsky, MD, Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician.
• 2024 Black HEALTHstory Month Lecture, "All Power to the People: The Black Panther Party’s fight for Health and Wellness in the 1960s and 70s", Robyn Spencer-Antoine, PhD

Celebration of Gender Equity in Medicine and Science

• 2024 Annual Celebration of Gender Equity Lecture and Award Ceremony, "Why Intersectionality Matters for Life Sciences and Medicine" with keynote speaker Debora Kamin Mukaz, Ph.D., MS, Larner College of Medicine, UVM
• 2023 Annual Celebration of Gender Equity Lecture and Award Ceremony, "The Next Chapter in Gender Equity: Addressing Myths , Dominant Culture,and Power" with keynote speaker Diana Lautenberger, M.A., Director, Gender Equity Initiatives, AAMC

• 2022 Annual Celebration of Gender Equity Lecture and Award Ceremony, "Shining A Light on Gender Equality in the Health Sector: The Role of Global Health 50/50 In Using Data for Advocacy" with keynote speaker Sarah Hawkes, BBS, DTM&H, Ph.D., FFPH, Professor of Global Public Health, Institute for Global Health, University College London.

• 2021 Annual Celebration of Gender Equity Lecture and Award Ceremony, "Bystander or Advocate: Who Do You Chose to Be?" with keynote speaker Dr. Diane Magrane Emerita Director, Executive in Academic Medicine and Academic Leadership Development Consultant.

Gender Equity Education Series Lectures 

• Prescribing Joy: Enhancing Physician and Patient Lives through Positive Psychology and Lifestyle Medicine, Dr. Kristie Foreman, MD
• Paths to Wellness: Coaching Skills for Medical Education and Life, Dr. Rebecca Blanchard, Ph.D., MEd, ACC
• Paths to Leadership: A Panel Discussion, Dr. Beth Kirkpatrick M.D., FASTMH, FACP, Dr. Jason Sanders, M.D., MBA & Dr. Debra Leonard, M.D., Ph.D.
• Leading the Way to Equity: Creating a Safe and Equitable Environment for All, Dr. Tiffany Love, PhD, GNP, APN, FACHE
• Anti-oppression Facilitation Skills: Removing Barriers to Participation and Disagreement, Dr. Stephen Berns, M.D. and Dr. Lindsay Dow, M.D.

•  Public Protection & Trust: Federation of State Medical Boards on Physician Sexual Misconduct, Patricia King, M.D., Ph.D.
• Essentializing, Othering and "Women's Language", Penelope Eckert, Ph.D.
• The Power of Personal Core Values: Living and Leading from the Heart, Alexandra Kalof, M.D.
• A Global Perspective on Disability and the Scientific Workforce: Lessons Learned, Lessons Observed, Anne Sumner, M.D., National Institutes of Health
• The Doctor is Out: Intersectionality in Medicine, Jasmyne Jackson, M.D., M.B.A., Senior pediatric resident at Boston Children’s Hospital and Boston Medical Center, Urban Health and Advocacy.
• Gender Equity: Past, Present and Future, Grand Rounds by Dr. Anne Dougherty.
• "Bias is a Habit that Can Be Broken", Molly Carnes, MD, MS, Virginia Valian Professor, Director Center for Women’s Health Research, Co-director Women in Science and Engineering Leadership Institute (WISELI), University of Wisconsin-Madison.
  
• "Leadership During Chaos: Women Leaders Discuss COVID-19 Response", Moderator: Jill Jemison, MBA and Panelists: Beverly Colston, M.Ed., Isabelle Desjardins, M.D. and Patricia A. Prelock, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-CL
  
• "Too Stressed to De-stress: Pathways to Wellbeing", Leigh Ann Holterman, Ph.D. and Jim Hudziak, M.D.
• "Essential at Work and Home: Women and COVID-19", Cary Brown, Executive Director, VT Commission on Women
  
• "Shining the Light on Gender Bias in Scientific Publishing: An Editor's Experience", Mary Cushman, MD, M.Sc.
• "Accelerating Workforce Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Academic Medicine", Julie Silver, MD, Harvard Medical School
• "Male Champions for Gender Equity Change", Change the Story VT & Champions for Change (resource list)
• "Advocates and Allies for Equity: An NSF Funded Initiative at the Ohio State University"
• "Why Should You Consider Bystander Training", Jilliene Rodriguez, Annie Valentine
• "Eliminating Sexual Harassment and Gender Inequity in Healthcare" Sharrone Hayes, MD, Mayo Clinic

UVM Martin Luther King, Jr. Health Equity Lectures

• 2024 Health Equity Lecture, "Our American Dilemma: Placing an Equity Lens on the Struggle for Diversity and Inclusion"  - Will Ross, MD, MPH
• 2023 Health Equity Lecture, "Why We Can’t Wait: A Conversation About How Diversity in Medicine Will Save Lives and How To Get There"- Quinn Capers, M.D.
• 2022 Health Equity Lecture, "Impact of Racism and Trauma on Black Mental Health" - Christine M. Crawford, M.D., M.P.H.
• 2020 Health Equity Lecture, "Racial Segregation & Obesity: An Unhealthy Connection"- Mercedes Carnethon, Ph.D.
• 2019 Health Equity Lecture, "Risk, Race and Resilience: Three Dimensions of Health Disparities"- Herman A. Taylor, Jr., M.D.
• 2018 Health Equity Lecture, "What's Race Got to Do with Medicine?" - Dorothy Roberts, J.D., the University of Pennsylvania
• 2017 Health Equity Lecture, "We Are All Flint: The Flint Water Crisis and Public Health Advocacy." - Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, M.D., M.P.H., FAAP
• 2016 Health Equity Lecture,"Achieving Health Equity: Tools for a National Campaign Against Racism"- Camara P. Jones, M.D., Ph.D, M.P.H., President, American Public Health Association
• 2015 Health Equity Lecture, Geography, HIV/AIDS and the War on Drugs in Black Chicago -  Rashad Shabbazz, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Geography, UVM
• 2014 Health Equity Lecture, Creating Health Equity: Social Justice, Human Rights, and the Social Determinants of Health Adewale Troutman,  M.D., M.P.H., M.A., C.P.H, Past President, American Public Health Association

Imbasciani DiSalvo LGBTQ Health Equity Lecture

• 2023 Imbasciani/DiSalvo LGBTQ Health Equity Lecture, Gender-Affirming Care As a Model for Healthcare, Dallas Ducar, MSN, APRN (via UVM Login only)
• 2022 Imbasciani/DiSalvo LGBTQ Health Equity Lecture, Addressing the Health Needs of Sexual and Gender Minority Populations in the United States, Philip A. Chan, M.D., M.S.
• 2021 Imbasciani/DiSalvo LGBTQ Health Equity Lecture, Evolving Treatment Paradigms for Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth, Jack Turban, M.D., Stanford University School of Medicine. (via UVM Login only)
  
• 2020 Imbasciani/DiSalvo LGBTQ Health Equity Lecture, An Intersectional Approach to LGBTQI Healthcare, Lourdes Dolores Follins, PhD, LCSW-R
• 2019 Imbasciani/DiSalvo LGBTQ Health Equity Lecture, Advancing Trans Affirming Care in a Changing Healthcare Landscape, Willy Wilkinson, MPH
• 2018 Imbasciani/DiSalvo LGBTQ Health Equity Lecture, Trans Health in Vermont: Providing Trans Affirmative Healthcare in a Rural State, Rachel Inker, MD
• 2017 Imbasciani/DiSalvo LGBTQ Health Equity Lecture, "Incorporating Transgender Care into Everyday Primary Care" - Henry Ng, M.D., M.P.H.
• 2016 Imbasciani/DiSalvo LGBTQ Health Equity Lecture, "Achieving Health Equity for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Patients.", Harvey Makadon, M.D.FACP, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Director, Education & Training Programs, The Fenway Institute
• 2015 Imbasciani/DiSalvo LGBTQ Health Equity Lecture, "Half Way Home: LGBT Health in 2015 - A. Evan Eyler, M.D.,M.P.H.,  Associate Professor of Psychiatry, UVM College of Medicine
• 2014 Inaugural Health Equity Lecture, "It's A Rainbow World: Caring for a Diverse Population" - Vito Imbasciani, Ph.D., M.D.'85  

Stereotype Threat in Medicine

• 2015 Mud Season Retreat, "Stereotype Threat in Medicine" - Sunny Nakae, Ph.D.

  Dr. Nakae aims to educate and raise awareness learning about  stereotype threat and its impact on learners and professionals in campus and healthcare settings.

Social Justice in Medicine

• Social Justice in Medicine Lecture, "The Bullet is the Pathogen: Closing the Revolving Door of Violence" - Rochelle Dicker, M.D., Director, Wrap Around Project.  

  UVM COM Alumn Rochelle Dicker, MD, discusses the San Francisco Wraparound Project, whose mission is to stop the revolving door of violent injuries.  Wraparound, together with other community-based organizations, has successfully helped reduce the rate of violent injury.