Diversity Resources

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School of Medicine, University of Washington

UWSOM Office of Multicultural Affairs

OMCA sponsors a number of student organizations around issues of diversity, student learning, recruitment, professional development. These include the Student National Medical Association (SNMA), the Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA), Medicine Wheel Society (MWS), Alliance for Equal Representation in Medicine (AFERM), QMed, Health Equity Circle, and Asian/ Pacific Islander American Medical Student Association (APAMSA). For more information, please visit their website.

“Faces of UWSOM” Video

Click here to watch the "Faces of UWSOM" video.

UWSOM Committee on Minority Faculty Affairs (CFMA)

Committee Chair

Leah Backhus, MD, FACS

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Chief of Thoracic Surgery, VA Puget Sound

University of Washington

Diversity at UW

Website

At the University of Washington, diversity is integral to excellence. The University values and honors diverse experiences and perspectives, strives to create welcoming and respectful learning environments, and promotes access, opportunity, and justice for all. Valuing and honoring diversity. It’s the Washington way.