Student Recruitment and Retention
Anti-Racism in Medicine Sub-Committee
Initiatives/Goals/Vision
- This committee reviews and establishes standards for recruitment and retention of a diverse cohort of students who will serve in advancing healthcare to the distinct communities in Arizona
- Goal: Increase recruitment and outreach efforts to increase the pipeline of diverse students (URiM, Disadvantaged, SES, Underserved, Rural, First Generation)
Co-Chairs:Patricia Harrison-Monroe, Tejal Parikh, Caylan J. Moore
Committee Members: Agnes Attakai, Carlos Gonzales, Stephanie Retrum, Rom Rahimian, Marisa Menchola, Naiby Rodriguez, Mary Nguyen, Christina Renteria, Barbara Moore; Gisselle Marie Pegaitaz
Short Term Actions/Accomplishments
- Outreach to community colleges
- Schedule Zoom informational sessions with AZ Community Colleges to share information about the MD, MD/PhD, PMAP Programs. Admissions to partner with ODEI and INMED.
- Get students and various COM offices to partner to go to conferences to exhibit
- SDAC and ODEI present on applicant interview day
- Utilize social media to promote medical school
- Develop 6 different topics, 2-3-minute videos explaining how to become a med cat (Interview tips, AMCAS application, LORs, etc)
- Use the Mask Campaign video as a recruitment tool by more broadly disseminating the video
- Enlist current SDAC members and current students on the admissions committee to help recruit new student members to participate in each new admissions committee
- Recruit MS-3/MS-4 to participate in MMI process
Long Term Actions/Accomplishments
- Making main COM website more diverse (Working with Nadia) by updating pictures/videos of diverse students
- Referencing ODEI site
- Creation of MedCat mentorship program with premed students
- Continuation of support for the LEADRS Program and providing more training and structure so that relationships lasts
- Continuing unconscious bias training for MMI evaluators and Admission Committee members
- Working with Honor’s program so Honor’s students can connect with diverse students to increase retention within the UA
- Continue supporting long term recruitment programs like the MEDSTART and MED Teach Programs
- Work to ensure the incoming medical school classes reflect AZ’s diverse communities
- Create campus climate survey in collaboration with ODEI
- Gather learning specialist data to evaluate how students at risk for repeating a year in medical school are being supported
- Involving students in the recruitment of new learning specialists
- Review and strengthen supports for those struggling and at risk for repeating a year in medical school
- Working with Mental health counselors to ensure all students, especially those of color are receiving culturally competent treatment