Center for Multicultural and Community Affairs

Welcome to the Mount Sinai School of Medicine Center for Multicultural and Community Affairs Web site. This site includes information regarding Center programs, initiatives, and events that serve to support development of careers in health professions as well as resources for students, faculty, and other professionals interested in data and information relating to the health of diverse racial ethnic populations.

As a federally recognized Center, the Center for Excellence in Minority Health's mission is to eliminate health disparities through a nationally recognized center structure using innovative, integrative, and coordinated approaches in the areas of patient care, education, and research in community settings; to improve the health of all populations by diversifying the health care workforce; and to influence health policy and research.

We are dedicated to increasing the participation of individuals underrepresented in the medical and scientific professions. As an integrative entity, CMCA supports educational pipeline programs, minority affairs, institution-wide diversity initiatives, academic and non-academic supports for medical students and other trainees, and culture and medicine programs within the School of Medicine.

The Center builds on the Office for Multicultural and Community Affairs, established in 1998 to support diversity in Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Our efforts have helped Mount Sinai maintain a level of diversity in its student body that few medical schools locally or nationally can match, as well as support an environment that embraces diversity. As a formal center within the School of Medicine we are positioned to expand institution-wide diversity initiatives, education, and training substantially and to improve professional competencies for cross-cultural health care service delivery and minority health outcomes research.

We hope you find this site a valuable resource. Thank you for your interest.

Gary C. Butts, MD
Associate Dean for Diversity Programs, Policy and Community Affairs
Director, Center for Multicultural and Community Affairs