University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine

USF Morsani College of Medicine is guided by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) Standards on Diversity which states that “each medical school must develop programs or partnerships aimed at broadening diversity among qualified applicants for medical school admission,” and that “each medical school must have policies and practices to achieve appropriate diversity among its students, faculty, staff, and other members of its academic community, and must engage in ongoing, systematic, and focused efforts to attract and retain students, faculty, staff, and others from demographically diverse backgrounds.”

The Department of Pediatrics' "Future Plans" include a "[c]ontinued commitment to recruitment and retention of residents underrepresented in medicine, i.e. from diverse racial, cultural, and religious backgrounds, as well as of different sexual orientations and gender identities."

One of the goals of the Physician Assistant Program is to "[r]ecruit, retain, and graduate high-achieving students of diverse backgrounds."

The Department of Pediatrics states that its residents take part in an "[a]nnual implicit bias training with faculty and residents" organized by the Morsani College of Medicine.

One of the goals of the Undergraduate Medical Education Strategic Plan is to "[i]ncrease integration of cultural humility, health impacts of systemic racism, and healthcare disparities content into the curriculum."

The college has a White Coats for Black Lives chapter, which coordinates "training for medical students and house staff to learn about the history of movement for racial justice, abolition, direct action and organizing, racism in medicine and racial capitalism" and fights "white supremacy in medical schools, hospitals, and broader society. Tactics include but are not limited to letters, petitions, social media campaigns, media outreach and direct action."

The USF Diversity Inclusion and Health Equity Committee "establishes initiatives and programs that will educate our house staff on the impact of diversity and culturally competent care in their practice and society as well as promote the growth of diversity within our programs and the medical field."

As part of the GME Diversity, Inclusion, and Health Equity, the USF Morsani College of Medicine provides its students, faculty, and staff the USF Anti-Racist Resources which include topics of “The Unlearning of Racism and White Supremacy,” “Anti-Racism Resources for White People,” “A CRT-Informed Model to Enhance Experiences and Outcomes of Racially Minoritized Students,” “Allyship Resources for our White Friends Desiring to be Allies,” and “An Anti-Racist Reading List” by Ibram X. Kendi.

The Department of Pediatrics' "Future Plans" include the following initiative: "Implementation of monthly diversity-focused journal clubs, and education that focuses on important topics related to diversity, history of structural racism in medicine, and important events that led to creation of minority communities' distrust."

The USF Office of Graduate Medical Education (GME) aims to "create and promote a culturally competent and inclusive environment that fosters and supports a diverse community of faculty, staff, and learners and actively pursues to eliminate systemic racism within its programs." It also will be "partnering with programs to foster an inclusive learning environment that works toward minimizing health disparities."

On February 2-3, 2023, USF Morsani College of Medicine will host the OneOMA Initiative’s Diversity & Inclusion Conference that is aimed “to enhance the learning, understanding, and development of concepts surrounding diversity, inclusion, equity and social justice.”

The Morsani College of Medicine hosts Diversity Learning Lunch Seminars to “create a diversity conscience” among its students, faculty and staff.

USF Morsani College of Medicine has a number of Student Diversity and Enrichment Pathway Programs to “encourage and prepare populations underrepresented in medicine to pursue college and improve academic achievement and career success among disadvantaged youth.”

As part of the commitment to diversity, the MCOM’s Student Diversity and Enrichment program works to “encourage and promote an environment that welcomes and embraces diversity in the student and resident body.”

The school made a commitment towards “retaining admitted minority and disadvantaged medical students and residents through the provision of support services.”

The school will be “coordinating diversity in medical education activities involving USF MCOM faculty, staff and residents.”

The USF Health Athletic Training Program's Statement of DEI and Social Justice Commitment reads in part as follows: "USF Athletic Training Program commends and stands behind the statements and actions of our alumni and students regarding the increased attention to the continued acts of racism and police brutality that have been targeted at black people since our country’s inception.  Systemic racism has existed throughout our history, and systematic social changes are the only appropriate response."