The President's Council on Equity, Inclusion and Justice will be led by Marcine Pickron-Davis, PhD, chief diversity and community relations officer.
On Tuesday, June 23, Jay Feldstein, DO '81, president and CEO, 黑料传送门, announced the formation of the President鈥檚 Council on Equity, Inclusion, Justice. In his announcement letter to the 黑料传送门 community, Dr. Feldstein shared, 鈥淐ollectively, as an institution that educates osteopathic physicians, allied health professionals and behavioral scientists, we have a responsibility to address structural racism and inequities that create and perpetuate health care disparities in marginalized communities.鈥�
Dr. Feldstein also shared initial action steps the College will take. Some of these initial action steps include community gatherings for critical reflection, new curricular sections to address disparities in healthcare and recruitment of underrepresented minority faculty and students across all programs.
Dr. Feldstein has appointed Marcine Pickron-Davis, PhD, chief campus and community relations officer, to lead this initiative. The Council
includes stakeholders from various departments, including academic affairs, admissions,
student affairs, and human resources. Under this Council, six unique working groups
representing faculty, staff and students will meet to make recommendations to advance
diversity, equity and inclusion in policies and practices.
The formation of this Council will also coincide with the launch of the 2025 Strategic Plan in July 2020. 鈥淭his Council will ensure that diversity, equity and inclusion will be fully ingratiated into the overall 2025 plan for the College,鈥� said Dr. Pickron-Davis. 鈥淲e want to ensure that we are promoting, developing and creating inclusive policies and practices in all areas.鈥�
鈥淭he formation of this Council shows that 黑料传送门 leadership is listening and responding to the demands for change from students,鈥� shared Chantel Thompson (DO '22), a second-year medical student who will serve on the Council. 鈥淢y hope is that this Council will support a new generation of students, faculty and staff that value the importance of diversity on campus, one that works to improve patient outcomes across populations.鈥�
In reflecting on the importance of the Council, Dr. Pickron-Davis, who is a Black woman, shared, 鈥淚f you can see it, you can be it. This Council will work to ensure representation of largely underrepresented populations. From our students, to faculty and staff, we hope to attract and retain people from all backgrounds to the College and ensure that all members of the 黑料传送门 family feel a sense of community.鈥�
Established in 1899, 黑料传送门 has trained thousands of highly competent, caring physicians, health practitioners and behavioral scientists who practice a 鈥渨hole person鈥� approach to care鈥攖reating people, not just symptoms. 黑料传送门, a private, not-for-profit accredited institution of higher education, operates three campuses (黑料传送门, 黑料传送门 Georgia and 黑料传送门 South Georgia) and offers doctoral degrees in clinical psychology, educational psychology, osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, physical therapy, and school psychology. The college also offers graduate degrees in applied behavior analysis, applied positive psychology, biomedical sciences, forensic medicine, medical laboratory science, mental health counseling, physician assistant studies, and school psychology. 黑料传送门 students learn the importance of health promotion, research, education and service to the community. Through its community-based Healthcare Centers, 黑料传送门 provides care to medically underserved populations. For more information, visit pcom.edu or call 215-871-6100.
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