Unit Description
The unit for this assignment is The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University’s Office of Diversity Affairs. The Brody School of Medicine (BSOM) offers a four-year medical education for students interested in obtaining a terminal medical degree. Each year, the BSOM admits 80 North Carolina residents into the medical degree program, with the hopes of producing physicians who can serve the people of North Carolina.
The Office of Diversity Affairs (ODA) is housed under the Division of Academic Affairs at the BSOM. This office strives to “enhance awareness and knowledge of diversity and to act as an advocate and resource for students, residents, faculty, staff, and administration at the Brody School of Medicine” (East Carolina University [ECU], 2016, para. 1). The ODA is directed by Dr. Kendall Campbell, Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion and programming efforts are supported by Dr. Jitka Virag, the Diversity Engagement Officer and Associate Professor in the Department of Physiology and Emily Dixon, the Diversity Coordinator. Presently, ODA offers an array of summer initiatives, supports student organizations with a multicultural focus, as well as fosters cross campus collaborations with other university office.
Program Description
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The SMP will utilize a group mentoring model, specifically a mentoring quad (Zachary, 2012). In this mentoring quad model, three medical students will be matched with a faculty mentor. Students benefit not only learning from a mentor but from each other as well. Before mentoring quads begin, students will first meet one-on-one with their mentor for two sessions. During these sessions, mentor and mentee will have the opportunity to get to know each other, establish healthy boundaries, as well as engage in mutual goal