Points of Contact

Maria Trent, M.D., M.P.H.

Senior Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion

To discuss matters in regards to:

• Serves as the co-chair of the SOM Faculty Diversity Council
• Partner with the Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education to co-lead efforts to support recruitment of housestaff who are from groups underrepresented in medicine (UIM);
• Partner with Assistant Dean for Medical Student Affairs and Director of Medical Student Diversity to determine strategies to enhance UIM medical student recruitment and retention.
• Partner with the Assistant Dean for Graduate Biomedical Education and Graduate Student Diversity to determine strategies to enhance UIS graduate student recruitment and retention
• Partner with the Associate Dean for Postdoctoral Affairs to support recruitment and retention of research postdoctoral fellows from UIS groups 

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Marquita Genies M.D., M.P.H.

Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Graduate Medical Education and Postdoctoral Affairs

To discuss matters in regards to:

• Programming to build inclusivity across graduate medical education and post-doctoral training environments.
• Programming to support the recruitment and retention of housestaff who are from multicultural, international, and underrepresented groups in medicine.
• Programming to support the recruitment and retention of postdoctoral research fellows from multicultural, international, and underrepresented groups in science and medicine.
• Serves as Ex-Officio and Faculty Sponsor for the House Staff Diversity and Inclusion Council by providing support, feedback and resources to the council.

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Nathan Irving M.D., M.P.H.

Assistant Dean for Medical Student Diversity

To discuss matters in regards to:

• Medical Student Affairs and Diversity Efforts
• Serves as the Ex-Officio and Faculty Sponsor for the Student Diversity Council by providing support, feedback, and resources to the council.

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Andrea Young, PhD

Assistant Dean for Graduate Biomedical Diversity and Inclusion

To discuss matters in regards to:

• Graduate Student Diversity Efforts
• Serves as the Ex-Officio and Faculty Sponsor for the Student Diversity Council by providing support, feedback, and resources to the council.

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Shellon Johnson, M.B.A., M.P.A.

Program Manager

To discuss matters in regards to:

• Oversees the development and implementation of SOM projects 
• Outlines SOM training strategy and monitors training programs  
• Provides high-level assistance and advice to the Vice President/Chief Diversity Officer and Sr. Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusive Excellence to develop strategies, programs, initiatives, and assessment protocols
• Oversees SOM Diversity Councils (Staff, Student, Faculty, Housestaff, Post- Docs, Pipeline Programs)

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Dyesheena Brown

Program Coordinator

To discuss matters in regards to:

• Serves as the team project manager and event coordinator (by developing project plans, timelines, status reports, keeping the team on track and abreast of project flow) 
• Supports JH-SOM Program Manager with SOM Diversity Councils and JHM Employee Resource Groups.  
• Manages SOM social media and newsletter content.

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Alejandro Garcia, M.D.

Program Director for Pathway Programs

To discuss matters in regards to:

• Advises the JH-SOM Program Manager for Diversity, Inclusion, and Health Equity on solutions for identified needs and issues of pathway program leads 
• Collaborates with the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs & Medical Student Diversity, Assistant Dean for Graduate Biomedical Education & Graduate Student Diversity, and JH-SOM Program Coordinator to lead the SOM Student Diversity Council 
• Identifies D&I barriers that impact recruitment, retention and advancement, recruitment, training, and critical assignments. 
• In collaboration with the JHM Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Health Equity, implement the IDARE (inclusion, diversity, anti-racism, and equity) educational strategy, which includes unconscious bias, microaggressions, allyship, anti-oppression, and other topics as they may arise, for medical and graduate students.