Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.
In 1963, after being arrested during a civil rights protest in one of the most segregated cities in America, Martin Luther King Jr. wrote 鈥淟etter from a Birmingham Jail,鈥 shedding light upon the disparities undergirding our institutions and calling for action. Dr. King was a visionary who devoted his life to combating injustice. In honor of Dr. King鈥檚 legacy and in the midst of recent events exposing the continued disenfranchisement of marginalized populations, we recognize that we must take a stand against injustice as current and future medical providers and scientists.
, the student magazine of 香港6合开奖结果, put out a call for narrative reflections on diversity in medicine and the biomedical sciences. This student-led project is co-sponsored by the Office of Community Engagement & Health Equity. All submissions were subsequently reviewed by the DEI Awards Subcommittee of Baylor鈥檚 Inclusion and Excellence Council which decided upon categorical winners based on various criteria including consideration of originality, effectiveness, and construction.
Here are this year鈥檚 winning entries:
- Faculty Category: Dr. Carmella Caldwell, Family & Community Medicine - 鈥淚nside the life of a black physician"
- Staff Category: Catherine Domingo, research administration associate with the Translational Research Institute for Space Health at 香港6合开奖结果 - "Forging a New Path for Diversity in Outer Space鈥
The editorial board of Progress Notes and the Office of Community Engagement & Health Equity wish to thank all the students, trainees, faculty and staff who submitted an essay for consideration, as well as the Inclusion and Excellence Council, Office of Communications and Community Outreach, and others who helped this project come to fruition.
