Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility

‘A sense of obligation’: College of Physicians and Penn Medicine start program to inspire young Black men to practice medicine

The Hinkson and Holloway Mentorship Program, a collaboration between the Perelman School of Medicine and the College of Physicians, will support Black men entering med school through mentors like Steven Handler and Horace DeLisser.

The story of Mercy-Douglass Hospital

A special examines the history of Philadelphia’s Mercy-Douglass Hospital and the role of race in health care, featuring interviews with Penn staff and faculty like Gerald DeVaughn of the Perelman School of Medicine, Patricia D’Antonio of the School of Nursing, and Hafeeza Anchrum of the School of Arts & Sciences.

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Business and Black excellence

The African American MBA Association at the Wharton School celebrates its 50th anniversary.

UPenn’s ‘Eidos’ project tackles LGBTQ+ health inequity, discrimination

The Eidos LGBTQ+ Health Initiative, housed in the School of Nursing and directed by Jessica Halem, is engaging students and faculty across disciplines and organizations to improve public health and care resources for the LGBTQ+ community.

America’s top donors are helping to shape the future in an old-fashioned way

Alumnus Leonard Lauder gave $177 million to the School of Nursing to address nursing shortages by recruiting students from underrepresented backgrounds and training more providers for disadvantaged communities.

Racial disparities in postpartum visits decreased with telehealth

A new study shows disparities in postpartum visit attendance improved considerably for Black patients after telehealth was implemented.

FDA: Base blood donation policy on science, not stigma

In an Op-Ed, Scott Jelinek of the Leonard Davis Institute and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia urges the FDA to remove its restriction on blood donation by gay and bisexual men.

Three Black women who shattered the academic ceiling

Penn Carey Law alumna Sadie Tanner Mossell is celebrated for standing against racism on campus and becoming the first Black woman to graduate from Penn.

Penn Med student highlights the untold stories of Black women in medicine

Jasmine Brown’s book “Twice as Hard: The Stories of Black Women Who Fought to Become Physicians, from the Civil War to the 21st Century” spotlights the experiences of Black women in medicine whose stories often go overlooked.

Historic moment: Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes serve as inspiration to Black youth

Kenneth Shropshire of the Wharton School says that there was a time when Black athletes were considered to lack the skills and critical thinking needed for a leadership role.

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