CSAN would like to welcome Monica Taylor-Desir (CS 2, pictured left) and Nomi Levy-Carrick (CS 3, pictured right) as our new members of the CSAN Board of Directors. Both Monica and Nomi have been actively involved in various aspects of our inaugural year. We are excited to have their insight and commitment as we move forward into year 2.
Nomi Levy-Carrick (CS 3) has been invited to serve on the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee (STAC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH),Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC).
Nomi previously served as the Mental Health Director of the World Trade Center Environmental Health Center in 2011.
Lilia Cervantes (CS 5) has accepted a position to serve on the National Advisory Council for the NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK).
To learn more about this organization, visit https://www.niddk.nih.gov/
Congratulations to David Reznik (CS 1) who was recognition by the Metropolitan Atlanta HIV Health Services Planning Council for his outstanding contributions to the HIV Community and was awarded the Faye Brown Sperling Legacy Award.
PRINCETON—President Donald Trump issued dozens of executive orders this week to roll back diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and end efforts to boost healthcare coverage, lower drug prices, address infectious diseases, and more. Dr. Richard Besser, president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, issued the following statement in response.
These executive orders, along with dozens of others that roll back health measures and diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, reverse course on the nation’s necessary journey toward a more just and equitable future. It is unconscionable that the Trump administration would coopt the language and vision of the civil rights movement in these executive orders as it attempts to send our nation back to an era of rampant, state-sanctioned discrimination. Ultimately, these measures drive us farther away from a future when health is no longer a privilege, but a right for all.
Everyone wants healthcare rooted in compassion and respect. Research shows that greater diversity among doctors improves health outcomes for people of color, disabled people, women, LGBTQIA+ patients, and others whose identities have long been underrepresented in the healthcare field. Plus, strategies aimed at reducing racial disparities in healthcare—such as maternal health and cancer care—lead to better outcomes for all patients. The evidence is clear: a diverse healthcare workforce and inclusive policies serve us all. These executive orders serve no one.
We believe that policies across all levels of government—especially from the White House—should build upon people’s aspirations for better, healthier lives. Instead of sowing division, discord, and fear, our leaders should be strengthening access to healthcare, protecting workers, and supporting families.
At RWJF, we will continue to defend and advance fundamental American values of diversity, equity, and inclusion with the urgency this moment requires. This includes steps such as increasing our investments in efforts to diversify the healthcare professions, as well as supporting legal, communications, and organizing efforts alongside leaders in the field. These actions will improve the health of us all. Our grantees and partners have for decades worked relentlessly to build a healthier, more equitable future for everyone. In these days of backlash and backsliding, we at RWJF must match our commitment and resolve to transform health in our lifetime. We will.
Jan. 23, 2025
Dr. Joe Tatta invites Jeremy Fletcher (CS 3) as the guest webinar speaker to co-present "Treating Mind and Body: Mental Health Physical Therapy". They discuss the challenges that lead to resilience and whole-person health. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAFzFAGlQOA
Congratulations to Dr. Hanni Stoklosa, MD, MPH, (Cohort 3) who received the 2024 Clinical Excellence Award from Brigham and Women's Hospital. She is world-renowned expert on identifying and alleviating human trafficking and is the co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of Health Education Advocacy Linkage (HEAL) Trafficking, a non-profit group she established to address the scourge of human trafficking through health care. Hanni is an emergency physician at the hospital, and also has appointments at Harvard Medical School, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative.
Congratulations to Erin receiving this position after a national search. To learn more about the USA PA program Click Here
Congratulations to Samara as she begins her work with the MA Health Policy Commission's Behavioral Health Workforce Center (BHWC) Advisory Group. https://masshpc.gov/about
In addition, Samara has been accepted into the National Council on Mental Well Being Behavioral Health Training Institute for Health Officials and into the Council for State Governments Justice Center Community Responder/Crisis Systems Learning Community.
Since finishing her time with Clinical Scholars, she has taken the role of Director of Behavioral Health and Wellness at the Boston Public Health Commission.
Jason was elected to the board in October and will be serving as the Treasurer beginning January 25th. Congratulations Jason!
https://www.med.unc.edu/medicine/news/jason-wittes-named-to-hemophilia-alliance-board-of-directors/
