LSU Department of Dermatology
Policy on Recruitment and Retention of Minorities Underrepresented in Medicine
The Louisiana State University School of Medicine at New Orleans believes that diversity among faculty, residents and other learners is essential to fulfilling the institution's academic mission. The contributions of individuals with diverse backgrounds and perspectives enriches the educational experience for all learners, enables us to better address health care inequities, increases cultural competency in clinical care, improves service to our community, and expands the scope of our scholarship. A diverse environment also fosters learning understanding, and effective delivery of care to individuals of diverse backgrounds, which is integral to the mission of the school. As an inclusive department, we embrace the full range of human difference: race, gender, ethnicity, age, culture, national origin, religious belief, physical ability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socioeconomic class, and political convictions.
We are committed to increasing the recruitment of African American, Vietnamese, and LGBT residents.
The effectiveness of our recruitment efforts of women, African Americans, Hispanics, Vietnamese and LGBT will be monitored. As we accept the opportunities to demonstrate leadership in our community in advancing health equity, we embrace the importance and value of continued growth of departmental diversity as an essential element of success in fulfilling this mission.