Center for Multicultural and Community Affairs

A primary focus of the Center for Multicultural and Community Affairs (CMCA) is to support and enhance diversity in Mount Sinai School of Medicine and to support development of academic and research careers for minorities.

In early 2004 CMCA developed a diversity statement, on behalf of Mount Sinai School of Medicine, which is included in the Mount Sinai Faculty Handbook, the Consortium for Graduate Medical Education House Staff Manual, and the Medical Student Handbook. It states:

"Mount Sinai is committed to promoting and supporting diversity at all levels in the working and learning environments and to meeting the needs of the diverse body of students, faculty, staff, and communities we serve. Diversity in the health professions workforce benefits every aspect of health care. Addressing the needs of our increasingly multicultural and ethnically diverse patient population at Mount Sinai, makes it essential that patients have increased access to physicians who share their ethnic heritage. Further, interacting with a diverse peer group is important for students, house staff, and faculty for effectively managing cross-cultural patient presentations and impacting on health outcomes."

CMCA has developed several programs designed to fulfill on our mission and charge. Our programs are intended to have an impact and make a difference in the following areas: URM medical students, URM faculty, the medical school curriculum, research, community service learning, and at the pipeline program level.

Diversity

• The Mount Sinai Medical Center
• Association of American Medical Colleges
• Diversity Statement (Faculty Handbook)

Faculty Recruitment and Career Development

• Faculty Scholars Program - Northeast Consortium for Minority Faculty Development

Medical Education and Research

• CMCA Summer Health Services Research Program for First-Year MSSM Medical Students Underrepresented in Medicine
• Golden Family Community Pediatrics Research Program
• The New York City Mayor's Office of Adult Education: Health Literacy Fellowship Program for Medical Students
• Medical Student Research Office
• Medical Student Academic Support Programs
• Medical Student and Faculty Research

Educational Pipeline Programs

• Center of Excellence in Youth Education (CEYE)
• Summer Research Fellowship Program
• Mount Sinai Scholars Program
• Health Careers Opportunities Program (HCOP)
  • Med-Bound
  • Biosciences Studies Institute
  • Collegiate MCAT Review Program
• Summer Enrichment Program

Center for Multicultural and Community Affairs Journal Club

• Journal Club Schedule

Medical Students and the Community