The Minority Recruitment & Retention Committee (MRRC) is a resource for under-represented medical students, trainees, and faculty to receive support and empowerment to learn, train and practice in an inclusive environment.
The MRRC is comprised of faculty, fellows, trainees, and medical students who work closely with the Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and the Department's trainee selection committee to provide the following:
Academic Support
We work with URiM groups to ensure they are able to learn in a training environment with diverse clinical exposures, and strong academic mentorship
Mentoring & Leadership Development
We connect and sponsor URiM groups with mentoring and leadership development opportunities to assist in successful career advancement
Community & Belonging
We host several events throughout the academic year to support community building, and improve work culture and wellbeing
Leadership
David Ortiz-Melo, MD
Interim Co-Chair
Focus: Latinx faculty initiative
Interim Co-Chair
Focus: Latinx faculty initiative
Omobonike Oloruntoba Sanders, MD
Interim Co-Chair
Focus: MRRC Trainee Liaison
Interim Co-Chair
Focus: MRRC Trainee Liaison
Julius Wilder, MD, PhD
Vice Chair
Focus: Black faculty initiative
Vice Chair
Focus: Black faculty initiative
Contact Information
Office: Duke University Hospital
Campus mail: Box 3703
Phone: 919-681-6386