Medical Schools with DEI Offices
Too often, medical schools use “DEI” as a cover for racially discriminatory practices.
On February 14, the Department of Education gave institutions of higher education receiving federal funds a 14-day deadline to cease all racially discriminatory policies, programs, and practices. The Department noted that many of these offensive policies are justified on the grounds of DEI.
In response, Do No Harm compiled a list in February 2025 which originally contained 78 medical schools that had their own DEI offices. As of May 8, 2025, a review of medical school websites shows this number to be 70 medical schools.
These schools should be on notice: racial discrimination will not be tolerated.
If you know of any programs, grants, processes, and/or scholarships at institutions of higher education using race as a factor, let us know! You can submit your tip using the form linked here.
Is your medical school on the list?
Diversity & Inclusion
“Diversity, equity, and inclusion have long been core values in the System’s mission of patient care, medical education, and clinical research.”
Diversity + Inclusion Advisory Council
“The Diversity + Inclusion Advisory Council is responsible for providing strategic direction towards building and sustaining a thriving, equitable, and inclusive culture that values racial equity, diversity, and inclusion at all levels of leadership, as well as providing clear frameworks, benchmarks, dynamic strategies, and implementation plans that promote the vitality of BUMG faculty, particularly marginalized groups.”
Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
“As a cornerstone of creating a diverse and inclusive student body, the college utilizes a holistic admissions program. In particular, we seek to admit students with emphasis on gender, underrepresented groups in medicine, and alignment with the geographic footprint of the college, which encompasses medically underserved rural and urban areas in the upper peninsula, mid and lower northern Michigan, and the thumb of Michigan. In our faculty and staff, we aim to recruit and retain with an emphasis on gender, underrepresented groups in medicine and veteran status.”
Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
“In order to address equity in healthcare, we must provide equitable educational opportunities for our future healthcare professionals. Here at Rosalind Franklin University, we are committed to doing just that. RFU is dedicated to fostering inclusive teaching practices and delivering excellence in healthcare education.”
The Office of Faculty Advancement and Community Engagement
“Columbia’s Department of Medicine is building a supportive and culturally rich environment that nurtures the success and well-being of our student body, trainees, faculty, and patient populations.”
Engagement
“The CMSRU Unity Council encourages collaboration among all departments by creating spaces that allow faculty and staff to express and appreciate a multitude of cultures, lived experiences and unique perspectives. The Unity Council inspires new angles of inquiry, new kinds of analysis, new discoveries and new solutions. We believe that our mission and values will help shape physicians who provide compassionate and culturally sensitive care to all they serve. We hope you find that our mission resonates with your own.”
Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
“We are deeply committed to promoting diversity and sustaining a climate of inclusion. We strongly believe that diversity, as a driver for excellence, will prepare students to serve the needs of an increasingly multicultural patient population and will assist in working towards attaining health equity for all sectors of the community.”
Inclusive Excellence
“A student body, faculty and staff with varied backgrounds and perspectives are an essential foundation for fulfilling the College of Medicine’s mission and goals. We believe that such inclusivity enhances the academic experience beyond the classroom, fostering the development of well-rounded health care professionals. Studies show that underrepresented minority physicians are more likely to care for minority, indigent and historically marginalized patients and practice in underserved communities.”
Office of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
“The Duke University School of Medicine believes equity, diversity, and inclusion are essential to the culture and climate of our organization. The Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (OEDI) aims to nurture, magnify, and share these values through our mission to…[b]ring people, ideas, and resources together to create practices and policies rooted in equity, diversity, and inclusion.”
Office of Multicultural Affairs
“The Office of Multicultural Affairs is comprised of professionals in the field of diversity and inclusion in medical education in the areas of admissions and recruitment, learner development and support, pipeline development, and community outreach, who set the standard for providing valuable services. We are an integral part of the School of Medicine’s educational mission and diversity and inclusion strategic vision. “
Office of Inclusive Excellence
“Office of Inclusive Excellence within the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine is deeply committed to promoting an inclusive culture of belonging among students, staff, faculty, senior leaders and healthcare partners. The Office is responsible for designing and implementing initiatives that foster an inclusive and excellence-driven community, conducting research and scholarship on equity, inclusion and diversity, and recruiting and retaining a diverse student body.”
The Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement (DICE)
“Creating a culture of belonging means embracing and celebrating the differences that strengthen our community. Our efforts are aimed at implementing practices that welcome and honor the unique identity and perspective of every person.”
Office of Health Equity and Inclusion
“Creating a culture of belonging means embracing and celebrating the differences that strengthen our community. Our efforts are aimed at implementing practices that welcome and honor the unique identity and perspective of every person.”
Office of Diversity and Inclusion
“As a leader in embracing diversity, the staff of the SMHS Office of Diversity and Inclusion works from the paradigm that academic excellence and diversity are inextricably linked. We believe that diversity benefits all members of the academic enterprise. As such, the efforts and initiatives of the SMHS Office of Diversity and Inclusion are focused on promoting a positive institutional culture and climate, and creating a community of excellence where all are welcomed.”
Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
“With equity in mind, in all that we do, we work towards breaking down and ultimately liberating our world of systemic barriers that are keeping our people from unlocking their full, gleaming potential.”
Office of Recruitment & Multicultural Affairs
“ORMA focuses on the recruitment and support of medical students who are from groups historically underrepresented in medicine (URiM) and those who identify as LGBTQIA+. ORMA approaches this work with an intersectional lens. Our efforts have resulted in over 1,500 graduates who are Black, African American, Latinx, and Native American over the past 50 years. In 2011, ORMA began serving LGBTQIA+ students and continues to lead the way in inclusive support for this student population across the nation.”
Office of Career Opportunity and Support
“The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai’s mission is In keeping with this mission, our office builds community and addresses and strengthens policies and programs related to recruitment, retention and promotion, leadership development and family support, and that is free from bias and mistreatment for faculty, students, and trainees.”
Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Health Equity
“The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine considers diversity as one of the core components of medical education. We are committed to supporting learners via one-on-one mentoring, recruitment and retention of a diverse student body, and sponsoring activities to increase diversity.”
Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity
“Our six-pillar framework ensures that equity, inclusion, and diversity are woven into every aspect of Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine, including pipeline efforts, admissions, staffing, curriculum, student support, and community.”
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
“A key part of this mission, and deeply aligned with UNLV Health’s mission to lead transformative healthcare through education and improved outcomes, is creating a culture of collaboration and care through inclusion and excellence. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and respectful environment where all members of our medical community are welcomed, respected and heard, mirroring UNLV Health’s commitment to a diverse and inclusive team-based culture.”
Office of Health Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
“The Office of Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (OHEDI) is committed to promoting health equity through education by recruiting, supporting, retaining, and advancing high-quality medical students from backgrounds that are historically underrepresented in medicine (URiM). In response to the needs of our local community and patient population, OHEDI concentrates our recruitment and retention efforts on medical students, residents, and faculty who identify as Black, African-American, Hispanic, Latinx, and students who self-identify as educationally and/ or economically disadvantaged.”
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
“Our fundamental commitment is to prepare extraordinary physician- and scientist-leaders who will improve the health of individuals and communities by addressing cultural competencies, minimizing health inequities, and cultivating welcoming communities.”
“Through our student outreach and engagement programs, we strive to support aspiring physicians from all backgrounds, including those from underrepresented, underserved and rural communities.”
Office of Education Engagement and Outreach
“The Education Shield and Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science promotes the recruitment, retention, and advancement of diverse learner groups, staff, and faculty. There is a commitment to create an environment where all individuals feel welcomed, included, and respected.”
Office of Institutional Access, Success & Belonging
“Working hand-in-hand with university administrative units, academic departments and senior leadership, the Office of Institutional Access, Success, & Belonging (ASB) strategically builds, aligns and coordinates efforts throughout the university to advance the organizational goals outlined in our strategic plan ‘Creating a Legacy Like No Other’ and to enhance Augusta University’s business operations.”
Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
“Designing educational, outreach, and service programs and initiatives that address the creation and expansion of the pipeline to prepare a diversity of future students for medical education, the exposure of medical students to service in diverse communities, and the provision of culturally appropriate health promotion and health services to diverse populations.”
While diversity-specific initiatives have been scrubbed from the website, the Office of Health Equity still exists. “The Office of Health Equity’s mission is clear: to advance healthcare and improve health for all people, everywhere. At Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, we are driven by a higher order. Our vision is to make Northwestern, our communities, all communities, our lives and the world a better place — with everyone having the chance and responsibility for reaching their own pinnacle of health.”
“Inclusion means more than just acknowledging and/or tolerating difference. The concept of inclusion encompasses acceptance and respect. Inclusion is a set of conscious actions that involve knowing how or learning to relate to those qualities and conditions that are different from our own.”
Office of Diversity & Inclusion
“The Office of Diversity and Inclusion supports belonging for faculty, staff, and learners. A diversity of cultures and life experiences strengthens our mission to provide evidence-based health care. It gives us a greater understanding and appreciation for each patient’s unique genetic makeup, behavior, experiences and beliefs.”
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging
- “OHSU has a goal to be a great organization, diverse in people and ideas. Part of that work is to ensure that we are recruiting, hiring, retaining and advancing a diverse, culturally competent learning community and workforce. We also have a responsibility to reduce disparities in healthcare and to make sure that all patients, no matter their background, receive quality care.”
- OHSU’s Inclusive Language Guide “is a direct response to requests from many OHSU members in the wake of President Danny Jacobs’ June 2020 proclamation that OHSU will work to dismantle systemic racism. Campus leaders in diversity, equity and inclusion and in communications convened a six-person, diverse, cross-institutional Inclusive Language Project Team.”
Office of Diversity, Equity & Belonging
“We are charged with the critical work of diversifying the College’s students, staff and faculty, creating an equitable environment, and ensuring all College community members feel a sense of belonging.”
Office of Inclusive Excellence
“Championing innovative programs that drive excellence in medical education, research and patient care. Our initiatives empower learners, foster community and uphold our common ground values.”
Student Diversity and Community Engagement
“The mission of the Student Diversity & Community Engagement office is to develop health care professionals who are reflective of the communities, patients and region we serve, and who have gained an understanding of the many forms diversity and inclusion take.”
Office of Equity and Inclusion
“At Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, equity, inclusion, and belonging are essential pillars for excellence in education, patient care, research, and community health. We are committed to fostering an inclusive community where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported. By valuing and embracing our differences, we create an environment that fosters innovation, critical thinking, and cultural competence.”
Office of Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives (ODII)
“The ODII has established the following goals: enhanced diversity amongst faculty, residents, students, and staff, structural and cultural competence of its learners and providers, improved health equity for its patients.”
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
“We work to ensure that our students, residents, faculty, and staff reflect the demographics of central and southern Illinois while also equipping them with the knowledge and skills to address health disparities through culturally responsive care, patient access, education, and health literacy initiatives.”
Office of Academic Culture and Community
- “The mission of the Office of Academic Culture and Community is to create a welcoming and respectful environment in academic medicine for people from all backgrounds, actively recruit and fully foster the development of a workforce that reflects our communities.”
- The Associate Dean and Assistant Dean were previously Deans of the Office of Health Equity, Inclusion & Diversity making it likely that this Office of Academic Culture and Community have absorbed the DEI initiatives for the school.
Office of Diversity in Medical Education
Stanford Medicine Office of Diversity in Medical Education is committed to cultivating and sustaining an environment that fosters the development of physician leaders who are committed to eliminating the nation’s health inequities through patient care, education, research, and advocacy.
Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
“SUNY Upstate Medical University’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity, affirmative action, diversity, inclusion, and belonging. Our mission is to ensure a campus environment that respects and values the diversity of all who work, learn and receive care here.”
College of Medicine Diversity Statement
“We are committed to attracting, recruiting, and retaining the most talented and diverse study body, faculty, and administrative staff. We embrace a broad view of diversity that cuts across, but is not limited to, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, language, culture, religious practices, socioeconomic background, and life experiences.”
The Office of Student and Resident Diversity
“The mission of the Office of Student and Resident Diversity (OSRD) is to create an environment of inclusion and respect, and to actively recruit and fully foster the development of a physician workforce that reflects the rich diversity of our nation and our world — a workforce wholly equipped to serve and care for all people, vigorously committed to reducing health disparities, and passionately dedicated to the goal of achieving true health equity.”
Office of Belonging, Equity, and Empowerment
“At UCI School of Medicine, we are committed to recruiting, admitting and educating talented students — as well as hiring and promoting faculty and staff members — whose backgrounds reflect California’s rich ethnic and cultural diversity.”
Office of Inclusive Excellence
“Our core values of inclusive excellence are inseparable from our institutional goals of excellence in all tenets of healthcare, research, education, and community engagement.”
Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
“As part of the University of Chicago, the Pritzker School of Medicine is committed to fostering an environment where individuals from diverse backgrounds feel valued and where a variety of thoughts and perspectives can thrive. This commitment to diversity and inclusion directly aligns with Pritzker’s mission to inspire diverse students of exceptional promise to become leaders in science and medicine for the betterment of humanity.”
Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ODEI)
“Here at the University of Colorado School of Medicine (CUSOM), we believe diversity enhances the learning environment, strengthens the visibility and ties to nearby communities, and contributes to the community’s overall health through programs and trainings focused on decreasing health disparities and increasing health equity in accordance with the mission of the medical school.”
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
“UI COM is committed to… Recruit, matriculate, support and graduate a diverse body of students and trainees who embrace UI COM’s vision and values… Enrich faculty/staff diversity through recruiting by growing the diverse candidate pool and improving the conversion rate (i.e., hires) of candidates.”
Program for Access & Engagement
“The Carver College of Medicine (CCOM) fosters a welcoming and respectful campus environment while ensuring compliance with state and federal law and diversity-related accreditation criteria. We build community among learners and prepare students to serve Iowans from every background and life experience.”
“The University of Kansas Medical Center is committed to a diverse and inclusive learning and working environment that accepts and values everyone, appreciates our common humanity, and understands that our multiple differences are the cornerstone of academic preparation, professional excellence and institutional distinction.”
Office of Health Equity and Engagement
“The office implements targeted outreach programs, mentorship opportunities, and professional development resources designed specifically to foster a welcoming atmosphere for all groups in the healthcare field. This holistic approach ensures that the workforce is equipped to address the health needs of an increasingly diverse population.”
Diversity and Inclusion Office
“Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are essential components of our mission. Moving toward an equitable and anti-racist future.”
Office of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
“Our mission will only be achieved through embracing and nurturing an environment of diversity, inclusiveness, equal opportunity, and respect for the similarities and differences in our community. We strive to create an atmosphere where differences are valued and celebrated, knowing institutional diversity fuels the advancement of knowledge, promotes improved patient care and fosters excellence. We will train a culturally aware workforce qualified to meet the needs of the diverse populations we serve. We especially strive to have our community better reflect the broad range of identities in our state, including race, ethnicity, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, disability, age, national origin, religious practice, and socioeconomic status.”
Community, Professional Proficiency and Student Success (CaPS)
The University of Missouri School of Medicine commits to “Creat[ing] and maintain a welcoming and engaging learning and work environment that instills a sense of belonging for every member.”
CaPS Associate Dean for Preprofessional Programs Laura Henderson Kelley was previously Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion.
Office of Diversity and Inclusion
“The goal of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion is to foster a culture of inclusivity that welcomes diversity and values equity. We actively work to ensure accountability of our learners and faculty through reporting, recognition and awards.”
Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
“The School of Medicine’s Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is charged with embedding DEI principles, and developing, implementing and supporting DEI initiatives and activities throughout all of the missions of the School of Medicine. We strive to foster health and well-being among New Mexican residents and contribute to a thriving community and nation, by actively nurturing an academic medical COMMUNITY that the revolutionary Dr. Martin Luther King envisioned as “BELOVED” and a community within which activist Valerie Kaur describes us as “SEEING NO STRANGER”. Such a STRANGERLESS BELOVED COMMUNITY can only be achieved through intentional proactive attention to the principles of belonging justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion where the political and social determinants of health and access to quality healthcare are equitably distributed.”
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
“We feel that diversity and inclusion are measures of distinction and are integral to achieving institutional excellence. They are essential to the development of future physicians who become leaders in medicine. The practice of medicine is a convergence of clinical competence, quality care, passion for investigation, advocacy and a commitment diversity and inclusion.”
Office of Equity and Inclusion
“Equity and inclusion are core values at the University of Rochester Medical Center. Bringing these values and our institution’s vision to fruition requires an ongoing commitment to ensuring an inclusive, welcoming and supportive environment for everyone within our community. Our office closely works and shares resources with the University’s Office of Equity and Inclusion to cultivate a culture of inclusive excellence at both our School of Medicine and Dentistry and overall Medical Center.”
Office of Access and Compliance
“The Office of Access and Compliance (OAC) supports the mission and strategic plan of UT Health Science Center by cultivating a welcoming and inclusive learning and working environment that enables everyone to thrive…. OAC works to create an inclusive community that fosters an understanding and appreciation for diversity among our students, trainees, staff, faculty, and administrators. This is partly done by facilitating meaningful interactions between individuals from a collective mixture of cultures, social identities, values, beliefs, perspectives, and experiences.”
Student Empowerment & Engagement (OSEE)
“Our dedication extends to the recruitment and cultivation of a high level of variety within our student body. Additionally, we provide a range of programs and organizations to assist the needs and career goals of our students, with a particular focus on those from historically underrepresented minority groups.”
Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
“The UVA Diversity Consortium is an advisory body that recommends ways to initiate, maintain and improve programs, policies, and processes that support a culture of equality, inclusion, fairness, and the value all individuals. These efforts touch upon all stakeholders in the School of Medicine, including students, Graduate Medical Education trainees, faculty, staff, patients and community. The specific goals of the Diversity Consortium are informed by the School Diversity Strategic Plan.”
“We are committed to transforming the way care is provided to eliminate inequities. Healthcare equity is not owned by one department or leader – everyone shares responsibility. We can all take action in our own spheres of influence and in the work we control.”
Office of Diversity and Equity Transformation
“Our goal is to be a national leader among academic medical centers in anti-racism and diversity, equity, and inclusion.”
Inclusive Excellence and Opportunity
“The Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine commits to being a continuous learning organization that recognizes that inclusion, collaboration, justice, and the array of human experiences are essential to excellence.”
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine also has the InclusiveVTCSOM Task Force, whose mission is “is to advance an inclusive environment that attracts and retains the best talent, values diversity of life experiences and perspectives, and encourages innovation in our pursuit of health equity,” as well as a Center for Inclusion.
Office of Educational Excellence
“Our office encourages and develops health systems learning environment areas designed to increase opportunities in the health professions for students from groups designated by the institutional diversity statement (disadvantaged background or underrepresented in medicine). Programming focuses on talent identification and development designed to prepare, attract and retain diverse students in the health professions. SID supports students and fosters an environment of personal development and engagement throughout the institution as well as the community.”
One of the goals of the Office of Educational Excellence is to “[s]upport a learning community that embodies the principles of integrity, diversity, inclusion, and mutual respect.”
Office of Belonging, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
The Mission of the Office of Belonging, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (OBEDI) is “[t]o create a learning and training environment that fosters equity, diversity, and inclusivity within the Division of Biology and Medicine at Brown.”
Office of Diversity Equity & Inclusion
“Dedicated to promoting a diverse and culturally aware medical school community… Our mission is to enhance the educational environment through recruitment of a culturally diverse academic workforce, while preparing a diverse student body to become leaders in a vibrant, global society.”
Office of Diversity and Inclusion-School of Medicine
“The Office of Diversity and Inclusion-School of Medicine oversees the diversity of students, faculty, and staff at Wayne State University School of Medicine. The DEI staff innovatively promotes the recruitment and retention of those who exemplify the diversity of our global community, with a particular interest on those who are underrepresented in medicine. The goal is to create a rich and diverse medical school environment, which is a critical component of urban clinical excellence. Our pipeline programs include events and activities that promote outreach at the K-12 school level, facilitate pre-medical advising at the undergraduate level, provide local, regional, and national recruitment to support medical school admissions.”
“The mission of the Office of Student Diversity (OSD) at Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM) is to: Promote the recruitment and retention of a talented and diverse medical and graduate student body, particularly from populations underrepresented in science (URiS) and medicine (URiM).”
Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee
Duties and responsibilities of the committee include to “continually assess and address the impact of systemic inequality on School of Medicine programs and culture” in “recruitment of students, residents, staff and faculty, admissions, retention, campus culture, education and training”
Inclusive Excellence Committee
“The Inclusive Excellence Committee shall provide guidance to the Dean and Executive Committee of BSOM to advance the strategic goals around diversity, equity, and inclusion in BSOM, including recommending strategy, objectives, milestones; identifying barriers to a diverse and inclusive environment; and identifying opportunities to advance training and awareness, retention and recruitment, and outreach and pipeline programs.”
Office of Diversity Inclusion, Community Engagement, and Equity
“DICE provides outreach to strengthen the pipeline of diverse individuals for healthcare and biomedical careers; in regard to diversity, our ultimate goal is to identify and recruit talented individuals from diverse backgrounds.”
