Texas A&M School of Medicine

As part of its DEI statement, the college will aim for "Continuous student, staff, and faculty development on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)."

The school published its "2020 University Diversity Plan Accountability Report" which introduced (Pg.5) "new measures to promote diversity" including the "TAMU-mandated implicit bias training for search committee members."

The school published its "2020 University Diversity Plan Accountability Report" and stated on Pg. 11 that "an anti-biased curriculum taskforce (ABC) of students and faculty are working to improve equity in the curriculum. The objective of this taskforce is the inclusion of course content representative of race, ethnicity, and lifestyle characteristics aligned with what doctors see in practice."

As part of the "2020 University Diversity Plan Accountability Report," the school said that it implemented "Monthly DEI Seminar/Workshop series for mindset change/scholarship," "TAMU-mandated implicit bias training for search committee members," and "DEI statement requirement."

Texas A&M University’s president resigned in July of 2023 due to how “negative press has become a distraction.” This followed the retraction of a job offer to Katherine McElroy, which was retracted due to her “past work to improve diversity and inclusion in newsrooms.” The hiring decision was reported to have been seemingly made as part of a racial agenda, and following the controversy, President Katherine Banks resigned from her position as president.

The committee will also "Promote DEI scholarship, including attracting external grants."

The school's Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion reports on its 2014 "Aggie Doctor Initiative and stated that the Office "received the THECB Minority Health Research and Education Grant for Recruitment and Retention. This grant has funded the Aggie Doctor Initiative (ADI), which works to combat the scholastic and social struggles that students face when undertaking new academic challenges." The Office continues to report, "For racially underrepresented students (African American and Hispanic/Latino) these effects are often magnified as issues related to being traditionally underrepresented (discrimination, lack of confidence), creating additional barriers to success."

The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion "gives administrative and financial support to URM students’ organizations through the students’ Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee, which oversees URM-based student-led activities, including a monthly DEI seminar series to foster inclusivity in both medical and postgraduate programs."

The school of medicine has an office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion has "EXCELLENCE IN DEI AWARDS," where award winners receive "$500 and a plaque" based on the criteria of "Accountability," "Campus climate," and "Equity."

The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion provided resources including "We are Living in a Racist Pandemic" and "Resources for Engaging in Anti-Racism Work."

The school has a "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee," which aims to "promote the vision and mission of the School of Medicine as stated in the DEI statement."

The DEI committee will "Organize and participate in seminar, workshop and symposia series that promote DEI" and "Regularly monitor the DEI climate of the School of Medicine."

As part of its DEI statement, the college will aim to "Form DEI committees (including students; staff and faculty)" and "Get a DEI rep in all recruitment committees (including students, staff, and faculty recruitment)."

In June 2020, the school's Student Diversity and Inclusion Committee published its July Newsletter which reports on the June 6-7 "White Coats for Black Lives Protests" and a town Hall meeting with police chiefs and the school's "Anti-Racism Task Force." (Several other anti-racism resources are also included in the newsletter.)

As part of its Strategic Plan, the School of Medicine will "Foster a climate that promotes diversity, inclusion, and equity while embracing cultural differences."

On January 16, 2023, the online publication Washington Examiner published an article titled "Texas A&M medical school bragged about removing photos of white male alumni" and states that the medical school "bragged that removing photos of white male alumni was an example of its institutional commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, new documents reveal." The article goes on to state that the medical school "included the response in a survey it completed for the Association of American Medical Colleges last year, which the organization used for its Diversity, Inclusion, Culture, and Equity Inventory."

The school's Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion issued a statement on the Covid Pandemic and racism and stated that "The pandemic continues to inflict disproportionately high levels of morbidity and mortality in minority communities of color and particularly so in our Black/African American communities." The Office also said, "the ugly and continuing history of extrajudicial killings of Blacks/African Americans has added a tremendous burden on an already deeply sad and devastating situation."

On March 2, 2023, the Texas A&M University System announced, “Chancellor John Sharp today directed all universities and agencies in The Texas A&M University System to remove Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) statements from their employment or admission practices.”

On March 19, 2023, it was reported that, “Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp said his system is more committed than ever to getting into diverse communities and neighborhoods to recruit both students and faculty.”