Our Mission and Core Values

The Department of Medicine at Advocate Christ Medical Center is committed to recruiting a diverse group of faculty and resident physicians, which therein mirrors the diverse patient population we care for on the Southwest side of Chicago. Our program feels strongly that diversity is crucial to creating a collaborative learning environment and cultivating effective teamwork. As a residency program and institution, we make a conscious effort to be mindful and respectful of age, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, socioeconomic background, religion, spiritual practice, geography, physical ability, and other life experiences.

Initiatives & Resources

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee
    • Develop and implement recruitment strategies to increase underrepresented minorities in medicine among our faculty and prospective residents
    • Composed of faculty and residents
    • Meet on a monthly basis
  • Hard to Heart Conversations
    • Interactive, safe-space discussions on topics aimed at increasing education, understanding, perspective, and communication
      • How race impacts our teaching and 
        ​practice of medicine
      • Privilege
      • Microaggressions 
      • Unconscious bias
    • Led by Dr Jacqueline Ivey-Brown, Dr Melanie Gordon, and Dr Saadia Memon
  • Institute for Anti-racism in Medicine course
  • Project Implicit Test & Resources - Harvard University
  • Women in Medicine
    • Quarterly social outings 
    • Discussion groups
  • LGBTQ Medicine
    • ​​Periodic invited speakers
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Women in medicine resident social outing 2020
Dr. Jacqueline Ivey-Brown (right) records for the Women in Medicine episode of the ACP podcast