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Excellence in medical education, clinical care and research are attained through our diversity of students, residents, fellows, faculty and staff. At Drexel University College of Medicine, having a diverse, equitable, inclusive environment is core to who we are. We engage in diverse experiences which address health inequities in an inclusive environment. These experiences occur in an array of settings, from attending at a homeless clinic, to helping a woman and her children who are victims of domestic violence, to conducting clinical research to decode the ‘why’ of health equity in outcome. This work ultimately results in helping tomorrow’s Drexel doctors and researchers to be superb in health care delivery and to lead the charge of innovation in the science of medicine.

Why Diversity Matters

Promoting Diversity

A Strong History of Diversity

Drexel University College of Medicine has a rich history of diversity as an institution of opportunity for those who would not have been candidates for medical school in their time, due to sexual orientation, ethnicity or cultural barriers. Our heritage as the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania, the first medical school in the world for women, and Hahnemann University, our homeopathic legacy institution which admitted non-mainstream students, grounded our institution in a legacy of diversity. We have been graduating an ethnically and racially diverse population of physicians and scientists since the 19th century.

Visit the Doctor or Doctress? website. Explore American history through the stories of women physicians.

Learn more about Drexel University College of Medicine's diverse history.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion News & Events

Latino Medical Student Association Policy Summit - Washington DC - 2019

Marysol Encarnacion, MS2 (2nd from left); Alexandra Portugues, MS2 (1st from right)

Annual LGBTQ+ Family and Allies Brunch - October 6, 2019

Destination Excellence: Recruit, Retain, Release
"I want to underscore that students are looking for quality of educational experience. So it is incumbent upon us to make sure that we are offering the best experience we can. What the College of Medicine is doing in terms of community-based work, the strength of our pipeline program and our efforts in the Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion are, to me, unparalleled." Pulse (Summer 2019) Read more.

Princess Ogidi

Congratulations to Princess Ogidi
Congratulations to Princess Ogidi, who was one of 20 students selected from across the United States to participate in the Minority Ophthalmology Mentoring program! The purpose of the program is to increase diversity in the field of ophthalmology by helping medical students who are underrepresented minorities in medicine become competitive ophthalmology residency applicants.

Meet Our Student Organizations: Health Outreach Project (HOP) (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Blog)
Last month I introduced you to our LGBTQ-PM Student Group and their president, Adam Dykie. For this installment of "Meet Our Student Organizations," I'm featuring our Health Outreach Project or HOP Clinics. HOP is a Drexel student-run organization that helps provide care for underserved communities in Philadelphia through free health clinics and related services. HOP co-chairs Ryan Godinez and Elizabeth Centurion sat down to tell me more about themselves and the organization. Read more.

Equal Opportunity for Women in Medicine is Just what Drexel Doctors Ordered (Drexel News Blog)
Statistics look encouraging at the start of a career in medicine. Roughly equal numbers of men and women graduate medical school; Drexel University College of Medicine graduated an equal number of men and women in 2018. But when those students graduate, and further advance into their careers, the field is increasingly male. Women are 36 percent of physicians and 16 percent of medical school deans. In publishing, women make up one in five senior authors in academic medical literature (although the number is on the rise), and seven percent of editors-in-chief at major medical journals. Read more.

Meet Adam Dykie, President of DUCOM's LGBTQ Professionals in Medicine (PM) (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Blog)
As we celebrate PRIDE Month, I took the opportunity to sit down with current LGBTQ-PM president Adam Dykie to learn more about him and the organization. Read more.

Diversity Statement

Drexel University College of Medicine, in the tradition of our predecessor schools, Woman's Medical College and Hahnemann Medical College, recruits and supports a diverse medical school faculty, professional staff and student body.

• It is only with a commitment to diversity that the mission and vision of the College can be realized.
• Each individual and her/his ideas have value and contribute positively to the mission and vision of the College.
• Learning with a diverse faculty and student body enhances critical thinking and the educational experience.
• Students who learn in a diverse environment are better prepared to provide the highest level of professionalism, innovation and creativity to all aspects of patient care, education and research.
• Our definition of diversity comprises characteristics that include but are not limited to race; color; religion; gender; sexual orientation, identity and expression; national origin; age; disability; veteran status; and education or economic disadvantage.

Drexel University College of Medicine is firmly committed to producing a diverse population of physicians and scientists. Supported by the Mission and Vision Statements of the College of Medicine, the Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion provides support to all students and student groups regardless of:

 
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