Email this pageThe Center for Advocacy, Community Health, Education and Diversity (CACHED)
The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry (URSMD) is committed to increasing the number of physicians with diverse backgrounds and those who demonstrate a vision and commitment to improving the health status of diverse patient populations via patient care, research and/or teaching. The Center for Advocacy, Community Health, Education and Diversity (CACHED) supports programs to broaden the scope of medical education beyond the classroom to include health, cultural, and educational experiences with the goal of creating cross-culturally competent physicians.
Thus, the CACHED serves as a resource to bridge the URSMD with local, national and international communities. The goals of the Center for Advocacy, Community Health, Education and Diversity include:
- Fostering inquiry, advocacy, assessment and dialogue about diversity and international affairs
- Creating educational programs that address issues and experiences of diverse populations
- Promoting the understanding of the social, political, and economic determents of health through Speaker Bureaus, Special Interest Groups, and Cultural Celebrations
- Forming outstanding educational pipeline programs and initiatives for those who face social, economic, and educational challenges that thwart their achievement such as the Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP) and the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program
- Forming and/or maintaining hands-on experiences beyond the classroom that broaden student perspectives on health, human illness, and problems of human suffering in local and global underserved communities
- Constructing internal and external institutional partnerships to address issues and provide educational experiences regarding diversity, international medicine, research, and community outreach
- Collaborating with Alumni Affairs to maintain and establish relationships with graduates with an emphasis on those from underrepresented groups
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Cristina Morganti |
Center for Advocacy, Community Health, Education and Diversity
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