Office of Social Justice

Training & Education

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Antiracism Education, Allyship Training, and Institutional Climate Change

The goal of this initiative is to educate and promote behavioral change in the Keck School community such that we move toward achieving an institutional climate in which diverse students, staff and faculty can thrive. This initiative uses a four-pronged approach:

  1. Anti-racism/social justice book club
  2. Allyship training for interested Keck School constituents
  3. Convening biannual Think Tanks to feature ongoing DEIB efforts at the Keck School
  4. Support direct engagement with underserved patient populations through support of the Physicians for Human Rights clinic and the development of new community collaborations with patient-facing non-medical health providers.

Contact: Ricky Bluthenthal, PhD | rbluthen@usc.edu

Visit the Office of Social Justice webpage.

Think Tanks

JEDI-WeST Think Tanks are an opportunity for leaders to share successes, challenges, and lessons learned in their DEI efforts. These sessions are intended to be interactive and help build connections and collaborations amongst attendees.

If you’re interested in viewing any of our Think Tank events, please send an e-mail to brandi.montanez@med.usc.edu.

Think Tank: December 2022

TOPICS:

  • Leadership Diversity and Development in the Nation’s Cancer Centers
  • Highlights from the Department of Population & Public Health Sciences and the Department of Medicine

Think Tank: June 2022

TOPICS:

  • DICE Inventory
  • Health Justice Curriculum
  • Highlights from the Department of Family Medicine

Think Tank: October 2021

Highlights from the Departments of Dermatology, Medical Education and Psychiatry & the Behavioral Sciences

We have to educate ourselves about our history in this country of racism, of exclusion. We have to understand the journeys of the diverse groups we are working with here together

Jenhi Robinson, MD, Chair
Clinical Professor of Family Medicine,
Associate Dean for Primary Care