Department of Surgery Diversity & Health Equity
Leaders in the Department of Surgery at NYU Grossman School of Medicine are committed to actively recruiting a diverse group of house staff, administrative employees, faculty members, and advanced practice providers. Our team’s mission is to foster a department culture in which diversity, equity, and inclusion are respected, intentionally valued, and drive excellence in all aspects of clinical care, education, and research.
Excellence, Empathy, and Equity
The core values of excellence, empathy, and equity propel our department to the leading edge of excellence, innovation, and creativity. We promote those values in the following ways.
- We foster a culture free of harassment, bullying, sexual harassment, and microaggression.
- We treat our patients, trainees, and staff with dignity and respect.
- Our faculty is committed to providing state-of-the-art care to our community.
Kathie-Ann Joseph, MD, MPH, is vice chair of diversity and health equity in the Department of Surgery and the NYU Langone Transplant Institute. She leads our Diversity and Health Equity Committee, which focuses on operationalizing and implementing health equity goals in research, clinical care, and medical education, as well as in facilitating recruitment, retention, and career advancement of faculty and trainees who are underrepresented in medicine.
Within our Diversity and Health Equity Committee are the following subcommittees:
- Clinical Care, Access, and Health Equity
- Communications
- Community Engagement and Activism
- Education and Evaluation
- Recruitment, Promotion, and Retention
- Research
Our Diversity and Health Equity Subcommittee Chairs
Jessica Gelber
We work closely with NYU Langone Health’s Office of Diversity Affairs and Institute for Excellence in Health Equity. In addition, members of our faculty and staff play integral roles in the following organizations:
