Bee Schindler, assistant director of Health Sciences diversity, equity and inclusion, and program manager of Schools of Health Sciences Social Justice Fellowship, sees that changing. How health sciences is part of building an inclusive, open-minded campus culture will be fleshed out at the inaugural Pitt Health Sciences Social Justice Education Summit , from 10 a.
Those who want to take part in the virtual event, which is free and open to the public, are asked to RSVP by Feb. Vidal-Phelan, Pitt clinical assistant professor of pediatrics and chief medical officer in the UPMC Insurance Services Division, along with a range of concurrent breakout workshops led by experts in health sciences and social justice.
The idea for the summit was hatched last July, at the mid-point of the inaugural Health Sciences Social Justice Fellowship , an almost year-long opportunity that partnered health sciences faculty with community stakeholders. One metric of the Social Justice Fellowship was based on ensuring health sciences is working toward dismantling inequities. It addresses equity and democracy β with a particular sensitivity for the most vulnerable. Schindler credits Helena VonVille, the School of Public Health liaison for the Health Sciences Library System, with helping the organizing team create a program of relevant speakers and discussions.
VonVille provided a comprehensive list of social justice-rooted programs around the U. Each of the eight workshop presenter teams brings a perspective that is their own, and a project or program example of how social justice intersects with spaces of equity. The summit's response, both in submission and registration, show us that this is a critical time to get together. Shannon O. Wells is a writer for the University Times. Reach him at shannonw pitt. Have a story idea or news to share? Share it with the University Times.
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