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.

Shani Scott, MD
APD for Diverse and Inclusive Clinical Education

Committee Chairs

Ennajee Brisbane
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Henry Dwaah
Tufts University School of Medicine
Sandra Cordova
Universidad Central del Ecuador
Laura Rincon-Rueda
Universidad Industrial de Santander Escuela de Medicina

Meet Our Members

PGY 3

Daniel Alvarez
Universidad de Panama
Joycemary Amponsem
Meharry Medical College
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

PGY 2

Juan Cedeno Serna
Universidad de la Sabana Facultad de Medicina
Mario Escoriza Gonzalez
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Bishoy Gad
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Miledys Guzman
CUNY School of Medicine
Justin Mirville
CUNY School of Medicine
Kelsie Pereyra Bencosme
Pontificia Universidad CatÃ³lica 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

PGY 1

Frank Aguilar
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Ivan Aivasovsky
Universidad de la Sabana
Alejandro Araujo Adams
Instituto Tecnologico de Santo Domingo (Intec)
Daniel Arroyo
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Samuel Ayeden
Ivano Frankivsk National Medical University
Esteban Garita
Universidad de Costa Rica
Adanna Ihenacho
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Carlos Matos Tirado
Universidad Iberoamericana, Santo Domingo
Matthew Nguyen
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Monique Thompson
University of the West Indies, Jamaica
Geda Tola
University of Virginia School of Medicine

URiM Resident Fellowship Matches (2020-2024)

Cardiology
- Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women’s Hospital
- Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Montefiore)
- Rutgers Health/New Jersey Medical School
- Tulane University
- University of Toronto
Gastroenterology
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Mount Sinai Hospital)
- Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Hematology-Oncology
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
- University of North Carolina Hospitals
Endocrinology
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Tower Health
General Internal Medicine
- Johns Hopkins University
Infectious Disease
- Johns Hopkins University
Nephrology
- University of Pennsylvania Health System
- Yale-New Haven Medical Center
Rheumatology
- Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women’s Hospital

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