Racial/Ethnic Minority Resources

Resource	Description	Eligibility	Information
UF COM Office of Diversity & Health Equity	The College of Medicine Office of Diversity & Health Equity is dedicated to promoting the health, safety, and success of individuals from groups that have historically been under-represented and/or under-resourced, in order to ensure a better future for all.	All	https://odhe.med.ufl.edu/
Donna M. Parker	Associate Dean for Diversity & Health Equity	UF COM Students; House staff; Faculty; Staff	parkerd@ufl.edu
UF Multicultural & Diversity Affairs	UF Multicultural & Diversity Affairs is a department within the Division of Student Affairs. It provides a wide range of services, educational opportunities, learning, support, outreach, activities and engagement for students.	UF Students; House staff; Faculty; Staff	https://multicultural.ufl.edu/about/mission-vision-values/
Office of Graduate Diversity Initiatives	The Office of Graduate Diversity Initiatives (OGDI) is a function of the Graduate School dedicated to recruitment and retention of underrepresented graduate students	Grad Students	http://graduateschool.ufl.edu/about-us/offices/division-of-graduate-student-affairs-dgsa/graduate-diversity-initiatives-ogdi/
Information for Diversity Students	Info on fellowships, scholarships, and involvement	Grad Students	https://biomed.med.ufl.edu/students/information-for-minority-students/
Student National Medical Association	This organization is geared towards increasing diversity at the college of medicine as well as meeting the needs of minority students, all College of Medicine students are welcome to join.	UF COM Students	https://mcc.med.ufl.edu/organizations/snma/
Muslim Medical Students Association	The Muslim Medical Students Association will provide a system of spiritual support, social activity, fellowship, and advocacy for Muslim students and non-Muslim students with an interest in Islam	UF COM Students	https://mcc.med.ufl.edu/organizations/mmsa/
Jewish Medical Student Association	Our mission is to educate medical students of all religions and cultures on how to work with Jews of all denominations in a variety of medical situations. In addition, we want to provide opportunities for medical students to participate in Jewish holidays and traditions in a social atmosphere.	UF COM Students	https://mcc.med.ufl.edu/organizations/maimonides/
Latino Medical Student Association	Our mission is to educate medical students of all religions and cultures on how to work with Jews of all denominations in a variety of medical situations. In addition, we want to provide opportunities for medical students to participate in Jewish holidays and traditions in a social atmosphere.	UF COM Students	https://mcc.med.ufl.edu/organizations/hamsa/
Immigrant Health & Advocacy Interest Group	The mission of the Immigrant Health & Advocacy Interest group is to create awareness of the unique challenges that a diverse population of immigrant and migrant families face and learn how as future providers, we can provide culturally and linguistically effective health care	UF COM Students	https://mcc.med.ufl.edu/organizations/ihaig-immigrant-health-and-advocacy-interest-group/
Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association	The purpose of the Asian Pacific Americans Medical Students Association is to represent the Asian Pacific Americans within the health care community at University of Florida, to serve as a resource for information and a forum for discussion for issues relevant to Asian Pacific Americans in the field of medicine, to foster a sense of community within the student body and between students and faculty, and to promote community service opportunities for medical students.	UF COM Students	https://mcc.med.ufl.edu/organizations/apamsa/
PMAP – Peer Mentoring Academic Program	Through peer-lead academic support, the goal of the Peer Mentoring Academic Program (PMAP) is to ease the transition to medical school.  We are a bunch of medical students at the University of Florida College of Medicine committed to helping other medical students with this new thrilling, exciting, and overwhelming academic environment.	Med Students	Tené Sablo Redman, M.D. PMAP Founder Email. tsablo@ufl.eduWebsite. https://osa.med.ufl.edu/tutoring/pmap/

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