Housestaff Committee on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion This Committee exists to build community across self-identified underrepresented minority residents and fellows. We understand the fundamental importance of connecting through shared experiences as minoritized people and firmly believe in the principles of unity and solidarity among ourselves, across departments, and within our communities. We seek to expand our vision through the following pillars: Mentorship: We define mentorship as a bidirectional entity. We seek to fully support the activities and missions of the local Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) chapter, the local Student National Medical Association (SNMA) chapter, and other student affinity organizations. We seek to be enriched by the leadership and mentorship of URM faculty through activities related to professional development and networking. Community: We believe community exists among ourselves as internal medicine trainees, across departments and subspecialties, and within the Bronx and greater New York City area. We aim to build meaningful relationships with our underrepresented colleagues across training programs at Montefiore, and work collectively on the recruitment, retention, and expansion of underrepresented residents and fellows. Advocacy and Activism. We believe our duty as physicians is to our patients. We dedicate ourselves to centering the narratives and experiences of our patients, and understand the power in shared identity between provider and patient. Meet Our Members Isabella Alviz Gomez Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Cali Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud Matthew Atienza George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences Courtney Balgobin Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University Sean Brown Creighton University School of Medicine Zhen Yee Kimberline Chew Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University Edward Constance Howard University College of Medicine Andrew Kamel University of Colorado School of Medicine Vicente Nehgme Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Danielle Nogoy Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Jose Nuñez Universidad Central de Venezuela Escuela de Medicina Jose Maria Vargas Rinas Osman Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Committee Chairs Lewis Paulino Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Jamia Saunders Howard University College of Medicine Devin Johnson Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Meet Our Members Daniel Alvarez Universidad de Panama Jocemary Amponsem Meharry Medical College Sandra Cordova Universidad Central del Ecuador Paul Gallina, Jr. Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University Josette Kamel University of Illinois College of Medicine Nat Orihuela Escuela Latinoamericana de Medicina Luis Pina Martina Universidad Iberoamericana, Santo Domingo Melissa Rivas State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine Sarah Shidid State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine Prelims and Interns Ennajee Brisbane Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Juan Cedeno Serna Universidad de la Sabana Facultad de Medicina Henry Dwaah Tufts University School of Medicine Mario Escoriza Gonzalez University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Bishoy Gad Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Justin Mirville CUNY School of Medicine Kelsie Pereyra Bencosme Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM) Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud Siobhan Rueda Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo Tajanna Stinn University of Illinois College of Medicine Tasfia Tasnim Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine Miledys Guzman CUNY School of Medicine Hannah Janelle Penny CUNY School of Medicine Armin Garcia Boston Univeristy School of Medicine Erick Daniel Martinez New York Medical College Alejandro E. Sosa Boston University School of Medicine
