- May 19, 2022Source: JAMA Oncology
Cancer Death Rates are Decreasing for Black Americans but Remain Higher than for Other Population Groups
- May 12, 2022Source: Science
NIH gains new power to police sexual harassment
- May 04, 2022Source: AJMC
Dr Anne Chiang Discusses Considerations in SCLC Treatment: Benefits vs Side Effects, and Quality of Life
- May 01, 2022Source: AACR Journals: Cancer Discovery
Gender Equity in Science and Medicine: Breaking the Impasse
- April 29, 2022Source: Aunt Minnie
Lower Breast Cancer Incidence in Asian Women Not Necessarily Good
- April 29, 2022Source: Oncology Nursing News
Aliènne Salleroli on Establishing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Throughout Oncology Practice
- April 28, 2022Source: OncLive
Dr. Khan on Racial Disparities with Patient Surgical Outcomes in GI Tract Cancer
- April 22, 2022Source: Cancer Therapy Advisor
Gender Pay Gap Affects Most Medical Specialties, Persists Over Time
- April 20, 2022
Participants From Two Pipeline Programs Visit YSM for Conference
- April 19, 2022Source: Nature
To advance equality for women, use the evidence
- April 15, 2022Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer
Fishing, strip clubs and golf: How male-focused networking in medicine blocks female colleagues from top jobs
- April 14, 2022Source: News 12
Yale researchers suggest race could impact quality of cancer care
- April 14, 2022Source: JAMA Oncology
Addressing Sex Disparities in Academic Oncology What Can We Do?
- April 12, 2022
Dr. Kim Blenman receives her 2022 BCRF-AACR Career Development Award
- April 07, 2022
Yale study finds persistent racial and ethnic disparities in sleep duration
- April 04, 2022Source: MedPage Today
Black Patients More Often Get 'Substandard' Care for GI Cancers
- April 01, 2022Source: AJMC
Cancer Care Closer to Home—or at Home—Is Worth Extra Effort, NCCN Panelists Say
- March 31, 2022
Spring 2022 Colloquium
- March 29, 2022
The State of Black America and COVID-19: a Two-Year Assessment
- March 28, 2022Source: CSR Wire
Addressing Health Equity in the Age of COVID-19
- March 21, 2022
Ariadna Forray, MD and Kim Blenman, PhD, MS Take the Helm at MORE
- March 15, 2022
Cofounders of Yale Black Postdoctoral Association Discuss Why Black Women Need More Support
- March 08, 2022Source: ASCO Connection
JCO Consultant Editor for Meeting Abstracts Dr. Pamela Kunz Exploring Innovative Ways to Amplify Diverse Voices
- March 04, 2022Source: YouTube
SEA Change Community Interview: Dr. Aileen Fernandez (Part 3)
- March 01, 2022Source: YouTube
Dr. Aileen Fernandez with Shirley Malcolm of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (Part 2)
- March 01, 2022Source: National Library of Medicine
We're Moving in the Right Direction. Still a Long Way to Go: Experiences and Perceptions of the Climate for LGBTQ+ Employees at a Pediatric Hospital
- February 28, 2022
Health Equity Research by Early-stage Investigators Is Recognized
- February 23, 2022
Faye Rogers Awarded the Yale Cancer Center Award for Leadership in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- February 18, 2022Source: YouTube
Dr. Aileen Fernandez Discusses Diversity Equity, and Inclusion with Shirley Malcolm of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- February 14, 2022Source: Yale Alumni Magazine
A reckoning with our past
- February 09, 2022
Paid Child Rearing Leave Extended
- February 08, 2022
Yale School of Medicine Launches Innovative Program to Attract and Retain Underrepresented Faculty
- February 04, 2022
Inequalities in the Distribution of National Institutes of Health Research Project Grant Funding
- February 01, 2022
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Yale Cancer Center in Honor of Black History Month
- January 20, 2022Source: Chronicle of Higher Education
Who’s Missing in Leadership at Elite Colleges? Women of Color, a New Report Finds
- January 18, 2022Source: Clinical Oncology News
Black Race Found to Be Strongest Predictor of Lymphedema After Axillary Lymph Node Dissection
- January 18, 2022Source: JAMA Network Open
Addressing Gender-Based Disparities in Earning Potential in Academic Medicine
- January 11, 2022Source: JAMA Network Open
Race, Ethnicity, and Sex Among Senior Faculty in Radiation Oncology From 2000 to 2019
- January 03, 2022
Yale Researchers Find that NIH Diversity Supplements Are Underutilized
- January 03, 2022Source: National Library of Medicine
Gender, Productivity, and Philanthropic Fundraising in Academic Oncology
- December 30, 2021Source: Health Affairs
Negative Patient Descriptors: Documenting Racial Bias In TheElectronic Health Record
- December 20, 2021
New DEI Curriculum for Medical Oncology-Hematology Fellowship Program
- December 16, 2021
Linda Jackson, Director of DICE, Provides Comfort and Community to Underrepresented Students
- December 07, 2021Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology
Picture a Professional: Rethinking Expectations of Medical Professionalism Through the Lens of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- November 24, 2021Source: Science
Black students take on more debt and get fewer slots on grants, data show
- November 22, 2021
Inaugural Roundtable on Post-COVID Health Care Announced
- November 17, 2021Source: AAMC
New report finds wide pay disparities for physicians by gender, race, and ethnicity
- November 12, 2021Source: Yale News
Stand Up to Cancer Announces New Cancer Research Team Co-led by Yale Professor
- November 11, 2021Source: Oncology Data Advisor
Hopeful Developments in the Survival Rate for Patients With Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer: Insights from Anne Chiang, MD, PhD
- November 09, 2021
BMSF-AACR Design and Implementation of Clinical Trials Workshop Kicks Off
- November 05, 2021Source: Yale Daily News
FDA and the School of Medicine collaborate to promote diversity in clinical trials
- October 28, 2021
Stand Up To Cancer Announces New Research Team Focused on Head and Neck Cancers
- October 27, 2021
FDA Office of Minority Health and Health Equity Collaborates With School of Medicine to Promote Clinical Trials Diversity
- October 21, 2021Source: Cure Today
Facing Financial Toxicity in Cancer Care
- October 18, 2021
Nunez-Smith Is Elected to National Academy of Medicine
- October 13, 2021Source: CT Public
Gender Bias in Academic Medicine
- October 11, 2021
Gender advocacy leads to major recognition for Yale oncologist Pamela Kunz, MD
- October 08, 2021Source: Healio
In New Role, Oncologist Aims to Build ‘Foundations of a Culture’ that Ensures Equality
- October 06, 2021
Yale’s Markus Müschen Receives Prestigious NCI Outstanding Investigator Award
- October 04, 2021
Nunez-Smith Honored by New Haven Community
- October 01, 2021
Pamela Kunz, MD, Named Woman Oncologist of the Year
- October 01, 2021
Margaret Gilshannon named Deputy Director for Finance & Administration at Yale Cancer Center
- September 25, 2021
Yale Cancer Center study demonstrates efficacy of risk calculator in treating geriatric patients with cancer
- September 09, 2021
Yale Psychiatry's Anti-Racism Task Force Seeks to Address Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
- September 08, 2021
Edward Kaftan Named Associate Cancer Center Director for Research Affairs at Yale Cancer Center
- August 27, 2021
Collective Efforts to Increase Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Genetics Department Make Steady Progress
- August 25, 2021Source: The ASCO Post
Neuroendocrine Tumor Specialist Pamela Kunz, MD, Looks to Promote Equity in the Workforce
- August 20, 2021
Intersections Science Fellowship Symposium Gets a Boost
- August 17, 2021
Study finds persistent racial and ethnic health disparities over decades
- August 01, 2021Source: Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
Diversity, Equity, and Representativeness: Coming to Terms With the Henrietta Lacks Act
- July 27, 2021
Pilot grants to study the health of women and resources for women faculty at Yale gaining momentum
- July 08, 2021Source: Yale Insights
The Fight for Healthcare Equity after COVID-19
- June 22, 2021
Barbara Burtness Named Interim Associate Director for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Yale Cancer Center
- February 11, 2021Source: Harvard Business Review
Stop Telling Women They Have Imposter Syndrome
"My team and I are trying to propel efforts to improve the understanding of and reduce health disparities relevant to cancer care." - Marcella Nunez-Smith, MD, MHS
"The first thing we want to be sure of is that we are building the foundations of a culture that can treat everyone equally." - Barbara Burtness, MD
Don Nguyen, PhD, BS, leads intramural funding programs, and identifies new funding opportunities to broaden the funding support of Yale Cancer Center membership.
Alfred Lee, MD, PhD, is Director of the esteemed Yale Medical Oncology-Hematology Fellowship Program.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Yale Cancer Center
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Yale Cancer Center ensures that an inclusive culture, with increased diversity in our workforce is emphasized—including trainees, staff, and faculty—and helps to foster the career advancement of all members of our diverse community. Interim Associate Cancer Center Director, Dr. Barbara Burtness, has a long track record of advancing equity at Yale School of Medicine and nationally. In this role, she leads our community in implementing initiatives to enhance the culture of belonging at Yale Cancer Center, including programs and training in cultural and structural humility, stigma and discrimination, and sexual harassment.
Mission Statement:
At Yale Cancer Center, we are committed to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment by:
- Recruiting and sponsoring faculty, trainees, and staff who represent the diversity of our population
- Acknowledging and removing inequities within our policies, systems, and programs.
- Taking responsibility for our continuous learning and improvement.
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Resources available for faculty, trainees, and staff.
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A critical element to ensure new advances that translate research from bench to bedside is to attract, foster, and support new investigators.
Although cancer mortality decreased considerably among Black individuals from 1999 to 2019, the cancer mortality rate was higher among Black men and women than in other racial and ethnic groups in 2019.
The NIH announced that it is tightening rules for reporting sexual and workplace harassment by NIH-funded investigators. Institutions will now be legally required to tell NIH if a grantee has been disciplined because of harassment findings.
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Factors contributing to gender disparities in oncology are not fully understood. Although personal values affect individual decisions, women report common systemic factors that influence decisions to pursue leadership positions.
African-American adult patients are more likely than white patients to receive substandard gastrointestinal cancer surgery, according a large study led by researchers at Yale Cancer Center.
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