1. OFFICE OF MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Michael T. Railey, MD
Associate Dean of Multicultural Affairs
Associate Professor
Department of Community and Family Medicine

2. LCME IS-16
Each medical school must have policies and practices to achieve appropriate diversity among its students, faculty, staff, and other members of its academic community, and must engage in ongoing, systematic, and focused efforts to attract and retain students, faculty, staff, and others from demographically diverse backgrounds.

3. MISSION
Our charge is to support and enhance the academic, educational, and cultural interests of our diverse constituency and to maximize all student abilities in the pursuit of a medical career.

4. THE TENETS OF OMA
EMPOWERMENT - Seeks options and or interventions to help students feel more skilled. Ex. Recent skills lab for interested upcoming 3rd year students; USMLE “booster” 3 day free course
GLOBAL& COMMUNITY- Assist in referring and connecting to mission programs, local community service, and electives. Supports and offers community electives, support HRC, offers forum to present experiences etc.
MULTICULTURAL - We contribute to the development of physicians who are truly culturally competent in their skill levels by having trained and practiced medicine in diverse environments. This is accomplished by recruitment and maintenance of a diverse student body and faculty and promoting cultural competency training whenever possible (Grand Rounds, etc)
INSPIRATION - The OMA seeks to inspire all physicians in training for service and a feeling of urgency to reach out in humanitarian aspects of healthcare.

5. And more…….. John Gladney Diversity Awards Dinner
Capstone course in Cultural Bias in Medicine
Student counseling
Presidents Diversity Council
Faculty, Graduate Medical Education, and Student development & counseling
Support for Interest groups

6. FACULTY AND GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION
Recruitment and retention
Mentoring of students by faculty and GME
Support the adjustment and development of residents, fellows, and faculty as might be needed in unique circumstances

7. CAN O.M.A. ASSIST ME ? A difficult conversation
Inappropriate or unprofessional behaviors
Communication challenges
Bias?
Faculty development
Cultural humility/competence
Health disparities

8. QUESTIONS?