Our department is deeply committed to promoting a culture of diversity and inclusion.  We strive to create a supportive and inclusive learning environment for all residents and trainees and work alongside the Office of Belonging, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.

There are several available resources including department-wide newsletters and lectures as well as various events through the Brown Minority Housestaff Association, Office of Women in Medicine and Science, Brown Sexual and Gender Minority Alliance, and others. There are quarterly MED (Medical Education through Diversity) talks, a speaker series started in 2015 open to all interested Brown housestaff and medical community members, focused on better understanding of how to provide culturally competent care.

We are also proud to sponsor the Diversity in Medicine Visiting Student Scholarship sponsoring qualified underrepresented students (URM) to receive a scholarship to help pay for costs associated with doing away rotations at Brown. The goal of our diversity program is to provide mentorship and a broad-based culturally competent education, which in turn allows us to provide the best possible care for our diverse community and patient population.

The program is led by Dr. Saurabh Agarwal, who is the Vice Chair of Diversity and Inclusion for the Department of Diagnostic of Imaging.