When he assumed the role of Vice Chair for Inclusion, Diversity, and Empowerment in the Duke Neurology Department, Andrew Spector, MD, began sharing regular notes to our Diversity and Inclusion Committee on the intersections of diversity, inclusion and neurology. These messages grew from brief updates to essays discussing dealing with microaggressions, the harm caused by myths about "model minorities," and other topics and have been collected here as an ongoing blog.
Women in Medicine & Hispanic Heritage Months, Tips for Framing Race in Medicine
Hello everyone.
Here is your September D&I Update.
Welcome to our New Residents, Fellows, and Faculty!
For some, Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year, but for the new neurology residents, we can have Christmas in July with reflex hammers, ophthalmoscopes, and safety pins in black bags instead of under a tree. Just as exciting, right? A big welcome to our new residents, fellows, and faculty!
Juneteenth, Pride Month, and the Fundamental Attribution Error
Today is June 19, and by now you’ve probably received several emails from different offices in Duke celebrating the importance of this day in history: Juneteenth, the day we celebrate the end of American chattel slavery.
George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery; Being a Non-Racist White Person
Hello, Neurology Family.
This is our May D&I Update.