• Visit the DEI Blog for current division news and updates from across all Rowan University, including SOM.
• We are now accepting nominations for faculty, staff, students, alumni and community members to be featured on the DEI Spotlight. Please fill out this nomination form: https://forms.gle/a5u69oQpQ1rGkDYw8 
• We are also looking for contributors to the DEI Blog! If interested, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/QxfFE1MFizYc2spr5

As always, please share your events, news and resources with us to add to our DEI Blog. Please email us at DEI@Rowan.edu

This unique cross-campus panel, from February 2022, includes students from Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, and Rowan University Glassboro. During the panel, they share insights gained from the pandemic and stories of resilience and success, concluding with audience questions and answers. View the recording.

RowanSOM is committed to helping our students acheive their goals. Resources are available for student support needs.

• RowanSOM Academic Services - Career/Residency Advising, Disability Resources, Tutoring, Networking 
• RowanGSBS Academic Services

Through partnership with the Division of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, resources are available for professional development and continual learning.

 Rowan University

• Upcoming Events
• DEI Resources
• DEI Blog
• 2021 DEI Annual Summit Keynote Address - Tim Wise
• How to add pronouns in Webex 

  RowanSOM

• DEI Professional Learning @RowanSOM 
• Other Resources:
  • Faculty Development: 
    • Cultural Competency Resource Guide 
    • Articles on DEI and Medical Education/Practice  
  • Health Sciences Library
    • Cultural Competency 
    • Health Disparity

• RowanSOM Student Handbook 
• Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Student Handbooks
• RowanSOM ByLaws 
• Compliance Policies
• Rowan University Policies

• https://medschool.duke.edu/about-us/diversity-and-inclusion/office-diversity-inclusion/resources/anti-racism-resources 
• DEI blog post: "DEI Prof-Spectives: Addressing Asian and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Discrimination and Violence" 

• History of Anti-Asian Racism and Asian Anti-Racism

• The Long History of Racism Against Asians in the U.S.

• Learning the history:  Stereotyping Native Americans 

• Resources on Tackling Stereotypes Against Native Americans​

Books: 

Rowan Social Justice, Inclusion and Conflict Resolution - Includes links for LGBTQIA+, Multicultural and Women’s Centers, programming calendar

Good Practices: Names and Pronouns

For Faculty, Staff and Students of Rowan University: How to add pronouns in Webex 

Books:

RowanSOM has a robust group of Student Organizations and Associations, including many that honor religious traditions.  Click here to read about RowanSOM Student Organizations. 

Religious Observations and University Policies (Rowan University)

Guide to Religious Holidays (Provides description of different religious observances to foster greater understanding)

Rowan Interfaith and Spiritual Exploration Center

Anti-Semitism Uncovered:  A Guide to Old Myths in a New Era

Books:

Bias and Discrimination in Clinical Learning Environments 

Vital Voices

Understanding Heterosexism, Homophobia, Transphobia in Medicine Podcasts

Queer Health Podcast 

Queer MEDucation 

Queer Public Health Podcast 

Pride in Our Health

The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast Episode #155 LGBT Health in Primary Care 

Resonance: A Baylor School of Medicine Podcast - Breaking the Stigma and Breaking Down Barriers in LGBTQ Healthcare Access Inequalities (March 22, 2021)

LGBTQ (Audio) LGBT Trainees Speak Out (January 17, 2017) 

BIPOC in Medicine Resources Podcasts

University of Michigan:  Featuring Student Doctor 

Black Body Health Podcast 

The Nocturnists – Black Voices in Healthcare 

A Tribe Called Fertility 

My Black Mental Health 

5 Black Run Mental Health & Wellness Podcasts to Listen To

Wellness

Podcasts in Color – Health and Wellness https://podcastsincolor.com/health-and-wellness

Accessibility & Neurodiversity in Medicine

Docs with Disabilities Podcast 

 Diverse resources, articles, and websites to exercise self-care.

• Employees: Counseling Assistance Program 609-292-8543
• Students: Student Mental Health Services are off­ered through the Department of Psychiatry 856-482-9000 or The Student Wellness Program 856-770-5750
• Seeking Mental Health Services as a Medical Student
• How to Help Medical Students Keep Tabs on Their Mental Health
• 15 Steps to Navigate Crises and Physician Well-being
• Therapy for Black Girls
• Supporting Black Men’s Mental Health
• Therapy for Latinx
• The Association of LGBTQ+ Psychiatrists
• The National Center for Transgender Equality
• Stress and Trauma Toolkit for Treating Jewish Americans in a Changing Social and Political Environment
• Institute for Muslim Mental Health

• Asian American/Pacific Islander Communities and Mental Health

• https://psychologydegreeguide.org/resources/mental-health-students-of-color/​

The Wellness Center - 856-256-4333 - wellnesscenter@rowan.edu - Students can speak confidentially with a counselor, nurse, or doctor about their experiences and what they would like the next steps to be. After hours, call and select option 3 to be connected to the on-call counselor.

Healthy Campus Initiatives - 856-256-4333 - hci@rowan.edu - Students can plan and participate in various prevention activities, including Green Dot Bystander Intervention. 

Services Empowering the Rights of Victims - 866-295-7378 - https://www.centerffs.org/serv - An off-campus partner for students to speak with confidentially, or be involved in, sexual assault prevention activities.

To join our Sexual Violence Prevention Task Force, email co-chairs Allie Pearce (pearce@rowan.edu) or Amy Hoch (hoch@rowan.edu). This multidisciplinary group works to plan and inform policy. We meet the last Wednesday of the month at 10 a.m.