Yeshiva University
PAE-8: Support Programs for Underrepresented Groups

Yeshiva University offers a multitude of programs for underrepresented students: • The Einstein Association of Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals and Transgendered individuals (EAGLBT) attempts to provide both social and academic support for members of the Einstein LGBT community, as well as educational programming to raise awareness of the clinical and social issues faced in working with LGBT patients and colleagues. • Boricua Latino Health Organization (BLHO) is a Latino student group representing students within health professions from the northeast region of the United States. Its mission is to recruit Latinos into higher education, educate the public and one another about Latino health issues, advocate for increased Latino representation in health related areas, and promote awareness about social, political and economic issues as they relate to Latino health. It also serves to create a support network for Latino students. • Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association (APAMSA) is a national organization aimed towards bringing together Asians and others interested in the health issues that affect Asians so that we may have a strong, collective, public and political voice. Einstein’s APAMSA chapter shares the mission of the national organization and is dedicated to promoting Asian Pacific Islander (API) awareness at a local level. Comprised of over 75 members, we are interested in both directly promoting the health and well-being of the Asian community as well as in helping all health care workers who work with these communities understand how to care for the Asian patient in a culturally sensitive manner. Finally, APAMSA provides an important forum for APA medical students to meet, exchange information and experiences and develop personally and professionally. • Chinese Student Club (CSC) is dedicated to connecting Chinese students and postdocs together, and promoting communications between our Chinese community and other groups in or outside Einstein. • Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) mobilize health professionals to advance health, dignity, and justice and promote the right to health for all. As a chapter of PHR at Einstein, we are determined to raise the awareness of our community of the existence of PHR and the main current issues it deals with, such as Darfur, AIDS, and international torture victims. Moreover, it encourages the students’ involvement in different PHR campaigns and provide opportunities to take action. • Einstein Community Health Outreach (ECHO). The mission of the clinic is to provide free, high-quality, comprehensive health care to the uninsured population. The clinic is open on Saturdays throughout the year, and students at all levels of their medical education volunteer to assist in patient care. • NYC Minority Graduate Student Network is home to numerous minority graduate students, the aim of NYC-MGSN is to create a community to help retain and increase the number of minority graduate students pursuing graduate degrees in the biomedical sciences. • Muslim Student Association (MSA) seeks to integrate and institutionalize Islam in an American society. Our main goal is to unite the Muslim committee, introduce and educate the rest of the community at Albert Einstein College of Medicine about Islam and what is means to be a Muslim in science.

Yeshiva University offers a multitude of programs for underrepresented faculty: • Office of Diversity Mentoring seeks to provide resources to individuals with disabilities and individuals from underrepresented groups with clinical and basic science faculty appointments, research associates, post doctoral research fellows, and graduate and medical scientist training program trainees. The mission of the Office For Diversity Mentoring is to cultivate a community environment that engenders academic and scientific excellence through diversity and inclusion.

Yeshiva University offers a multitude of programs for underrepresented staff: • The Cardozo School of Law Mediation Clinic provides confidential and neutral dispute resolution services for the Yeshiva University community. The Mediation Clinic is a resource where faculty, staff and students can seek guidance for the resolution of employment or academic issues or disputes. • Cardozo Women dedicated to acknowledging alumnae accomplishments, creating a network of natural allies, and celebrating the remarkable strides made by Cardozo. • Einstein Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Steering Committee - The mission of the Einstein LGBT Steering Committee, of the Office of Student Affairs, is to establish and maintain an environment to support the personal and professional development of LGBT students and to prepare all students to address LGBT-related health disparities and health care issues.

Yeshiva University meets the criteria and earns 2 credits in this area.