Mission
DEAR Council strives to provide oversight of the detailed plan to ensure compositional diversity in students, faculty and staff, provide a climate of inclusion to all, and educate cultural competency and understanding of social determinants of health and health inequities in the curriculum.
Organizational Structure
Leadership
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Chair: Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha, PhD, MPH, CHES, Julia A. Okoro Professor for Black Maternal Health, Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
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Co-Chair: Alessa Rosa, MBA, Recruitment Marketing Manager for Tufts University School of Medicine Graduate Programs
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Intern: Rudolph Neustadt, MPH24
Committees
Students
Faculty and Staff