Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Laura Svetkey, MD, MHS
Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Kimberly Dorman
Special Assistant To Vice-Chair for DEI
Minority Recruitment and Retention Committee

Kimberley Evans, MD
Associate Vice Chair, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Chair, Minority Recruitment and Retention Committee

Julius Wilder, MD, PhD
Chair, DEIAR Committee
Vice Chair, Minority Recruitment and Retention Committee, focusing on Black faculty initiative
Vice Chief of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Gastroenterology

David Ortiz-Melo, MD
Vice Chair, Minority Recruitment and Retention Committee, focusing on Latinx faculty Initiative

Omobonike Oloruntoba-Sanders, MD
Minority Recruitment and Retention Committee (MRRC) Trainee Liaison
Program for Women in Internal Medicine

Daniella Zipkin, MD
Associate Vice Chair, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Chair, Program for Women in Internal Medicine

Jennifer Rymer, MD, MBA, MHS, FAHA, FACC
Program for Women in Internal Medicine (PWIM) Trainee Liaison
Stepping In 4-Respect

John Duronville, MD
Stepping In 4-Respect Facilitator
Civility Champions

Jane Gagliardi, MD
Civility Champion Debrief Facilitator
Vice Chiefs for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
As the VCDEI (Vice Chief for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion), they will partner with the division chief and the DEIAR committee to create an infrastructure for DEI within each division. The VCDEI will serve as members of the DEIAR Committee, act as a liaison between DEIAR Committee and their respective divisions, and contribute to a DEI agenda focused on culture, recruitment, retention, education, and training within their division. Find your divisional Vice Chief for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion below.

Fatima Syed, MD
Vice Chief, Division General Internal Medicine

Sonya Patel-Nguyen, MD
Vice Chief, Hospital Medicine

Karen Jooste, MD, MPH
Vice Chief, Palliative Care