At NYU Grossman School of Medicine, we offer programs designed to educate medical students and other members of our community on diversity issues in order to help them develop cultural competency.

Practice of Medicine

The Practice of Medicine is a patient-centered program and continuity of care forum that helps medical students develop culturally competent clinical skills.

Pillars

Our curricular pillars are an educational tool that emphasizes essential competencies in medicine, grouped by theme, such as atherosclerosis, diabetes, colon cancer, and tuberculosis. Each of our pillars includes a diversity component, involving lectures and team-based learning activities designed to teach students about disparities that affect health outcomes.

Health Equity Clinically Integrated Biomedical Research Elective (CIBRE)

The Health Equity CIBRE allows students to build off prior experience in the health equity foundations block of the pre-clerkship curriculum. Students will examine the impact of racism and other forms of oppression within scientific and health care settings, explore strategies for systems and policy change, and put anti-oppression efforts into practice. The program will be organized along four central pillars: research, medical education, clinical care, and community engagement. Health equity will be viewed through the lens of a translational research approach and students will have an opportunity to engage in community-based research initiatives at NYU Langone. This offering is sponsored by the Institute for Excellence in Health Equity in collaboration with the Office of Diversity Affairs.

Gender and Health Selective

The four-week selective in gender and health exposes MD students to a variety of seminars about women’s health, men’s health, and LGBTQ+ health. Students explore the influence of gender, sex, and sexuality as biomedical and psychosocial determinants of health and disease and learn to assess similarities and differences in healthcare for these communities.

Students experience both classroom and clinical learning opportunities. They may take part in journal clubs that focus on how the curricular pillar themes are affected by gender.

This selective is available to MD students who have completed at least one primary rotation. Students may also elect to complete a concentration in gender and health by combining the selective with eight weeks of research.

Disclaimer: NYU Langone’s programs do not include preferences, quotas, or set asides, or otherwise exclude anyone based on race, sex, or other protected categories.