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JEDI-WeST Speaker Series

Justice through Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Well-Being and Social Transformation (JEDI-WeST)


SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

Coming up:

  • Breaking the Habit of Bias
  • Racism and Psychological Injury among Black Families
  • Asian Americans & Racial Trauma: Does Race Matter?

Already passed:

  • Creating Community in Times of Uncertainty and Preparing for the Holidays
  • Academic Medicine: A Gender Equity Lens
  • Wildfires and Mental Health

More details below!

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These programs are open to all eligible individuals. Keck School of Medicine JEDI-WeST operates all of its programs and activities consistent with the University’s Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor.

Breaking the Habit of Bias (multi-hour workshop)

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This workshop is led by Patricia Devine, PhD, the Kenneth and Mamie Clark
Professor of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who leads
the Prejudice and Intergroup Relations Lab. Dr. Devine will harness scientific
research on stereotyping, prejudice, and bias to provide evidence-based
ways to reduce bias, raising awareness of why bias persists despite an
individual’s rejection of prejudiced ideas. The prejudice habit breaking
intervention was the first, and remains the only intervention that has been
shown experimentally to produce long-term changes in bias.

Date:  Monday, April 7, 2025
Time:

  • Lunch:   11:15am-12:00pm
  • Workshop:   12:00pm – 4:00pm

Location: HSC Conference Center in Hyatt House LA – University Medical Center [IN-PERSON ONLY]
Free hotel parking offered to all registered attendees. Parking information to follow RSVP.

CME Credit*: 3.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

RSVP:  https://bit.ly/3Voh2uj

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Accreditation Statement
The Keck School of Medicine of USC is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation
The Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credits commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Learning Objectives
-Leverage the curriculum vitae to showcase professional strengths
-Identify where strengths have led to positive outcomes in professional situations
-Using STARs (Situation/Target or Task/Action/Result), create a short statement describing a professional achievement, highlighting one or more strengths.
-Experiment with different ways of presenting professional achievements, based on a STAR.

Racism and Psychological Injury among Black Families

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Donte Bernard, PhD, from the Department of Psychological Sciences at the University of Missouri-Columbia will highlight how and why racism confers profound risk to the mental health of Black youth and families, based on his research.

Date:  Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Time:  12:00pm – 1:00pm
Location:  Virtual only

RSVP for Zoom link:  https://bit.ly/3BoQ7Yw

Asian Americans & Racial Trauma: Does Race Matter?

Speaker: Alvin Alvarez, PhD

Date: Thursday, May 29, 2025
Time:  12:00pm – 1:00pm
Location:  Virtual only

RSVP for Zoom link:   https://usc.zoom.us/meeting/register/yPPn7Wc0T9uENzMW0kWHFw 

Questions: Contact Lisa Perkins at lisa.perkins@med.usc.edu

~ PAST EVENTS ~

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Wildfires and Mental Health

Dr. Jyoti Mishra, PhD, MBA, is the co-director of University of California Climate Change & Mental Health Initiative. She has studied the lasting impacts of climate change exacerbated wildfires on mental health and cognition. Her lab was the first to show impacts on underlying brain function, now commonly referred to as the fire brain. She will discuss these important findings as well as how our communities can become resilient in the aftermath of wildfires and in preparation for future climate disasters.

Date: Friday, February 21, 2025
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Location:  Virtual only
This event has passed. You may view the recording HERE.

Academic Medicine: A Gender Equity Lens

Jennifer Grandis, MD, is an American Cancer Society professor, associate vice chancellor for clinical and translational research, director of the Clinical and Translational Science Institute, and professor in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the University of California San Francisco.jennifer grandis

In this talk, Dr. Grandis, will describe the evidence for the advancement and the persistent obstacles facing women in academic medicine including the results of her nationwide qualitative study that examined how mentoring relationships may reinforce or mitigate gender inequities in academic medicine.

The event commemorates International Day of Women and Girls in Science and National Women Physicians Day

Date: Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Time: 12:00pm – 1:15pm
Location:  HMR 100 (HSC Campus)  -OR- Virtual   Zoom link

*LUNCH SERVED*

RSVP: https://bit.ly/3Voh2uj

This event has passed. You may view a recording HERE.

Creating Community in Times of Uncertainty and Preparing for the Holidays

Julie Chobdee and Cynthia Ryan from the USC WorkWell Center will be speaking about:

  • Overview of their services and supports
  • Creating community in times of uncertainty, including tips for leaders
  • Healthy habits for the holidays

Date: Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Time: 12:00pm – 12:45pm
Location: Virtual. Zoom link


Open to all USC faculty, staff and learners on the HSC campus and surrounding areas.
RSVP not necessary.

Sponsored by KSOM Well-being Program, a JEDI-WeST Initiative & USC WorkWell
Event webpage: https://keck.usc.edu/well-being/what-we-do/upcoming-events/

Questions? Contact Lisa Perkins at lisa.perkins@med.usc.edu

PDF :  USC WorkWell Times of Uncertainty and Holiday Health Tips [web version]

This event has passed. You may view a recording HERE.