BNGAP Conferences
Health Related Academic Career Development Conference for College/Post-Bacc Trainees
Sept. 25, 2021
These activities are for trainees interested in becoming more competitive applicants to medical/dental/nursing school AND who are interested in learning more about academic medicine/dentistry/nursing or becoming a future faculty member/Dean at a graduate school.
During the 1 day event, learners through a structured curriculum will be able to:
- Explore how research, educational and service work not only makes them competitive for graduate school (medical, dentistry, nursing) but also helps them build a foundation for an academic career;
- Describe how to transform research, educational and service work to scholarship to enhance their competitiveness for graduate school;
- Develop and enhance their portfolio to be a more competitive applicant to health professional graduate school and academia;
- Expand their network of graduate school faculty and role models.
The Leadership and Academic Medicine Conference: Opportunities for Diverse Medical Students and Residents
Jan. 22, 2022
This innovation will also be a conference OPEN TO ALL but tailored to encourage trainees (medical students, residents) who are underrepresented in academic medicine (women, LGBTQ, and racial and ethnic minorities) to consider leadership opportunities during medical school and residency and a future career in academic medicine career.
During the 1 day event, learners will be able to:
- Describe the role and responsibilities of various medical school offices;
- Navigate the array of leadership opportunities for medical students and residents in the various medical school offices or organizations;
- Describe the benefits of engaging in leadership opportunities in the various medical school offices, especially as a diverse individuals;
- Explore academic medicine career fit with their personal and professional interests;
- Expand their network among academic medicine colleagues and role models.
Academic Medicine Career Development Conference for Diverse Medical Students, Residents and Fellows
Apr. 23, 2022
These regional conferences are OPEN TO ALL but are tailored to encourage trainees (medical students, residents, PhDs) who are underrepresented in medicine (women, LGBTQ, and racial and ethnic minorities) to consider academic medicine careers.
During the 1 day event, learners will be able to:
- Explore academic medicine careers to fit with their personal professional interests.
- Navigate the array of academic medicine career paths and opportunities.
- Develop and enhance their academic medicine portfolio.
- Expand their network among academic medicine colleagues and role models.
For questions please email COM-Diversity@arizona.edu
BNGAP Fellowship
2021-22 BNGAP Fellows
Shrey S. Goel, 4th Year Medical Student
BNGAP Project: Shrey's project is a program evaluation of a novel training series created and offered by the UACOM ODEI for faculty and staff. The training serves to bring leadership skills training and anti-bias training together to help guide faculty on how to intervene in disruptive workplace behavior and help a team heal after it. The program evaluation will assess participants' behavioral intention and perceived self-efficacy through a retrospective pre and post survey.
Jeremey Gneck, MD, PGY3 Pediatrics
Wildcat Project: Produced in collaboration with the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson Admissions office, ”Wanna Be a Medcat?”—is a video media project featuring current college of medicine students from groups traditionally under-represented in medicine explaining the application process for medical school admission. In brief video segments, students discussed admission requirements such as undergraduate grades, the MCAT, personal statements, letters of recommendation and what to expect during an interview. These videos were uploaded to the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson Admissions webpage and social media accounts. The goal of the project was to not only provide insight into how to apply to medical school; but also, to give an identifiable example of student diversity at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson to prospective medical students. Click HERE to view videos.