2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents ............................................................................................... 3 Acknowledgements ............................................................................................ 6 Message from MS2s ........................................................................................... 7 Message from PDI .............................................................................................. 8 PDI + OSA = CSL .................................................................................................. 9 CSL: Who We Are ............................................................................................... 10 Program for Diversity & Inclusion (PDI) ..............................................................10 Office of Student Affairs (OSA) ............................................................................10 OSA: What We Do ............................................................................................. 11 PDI: What We Do ............................................................................................... 12 Diversity & Inclusion Student Advisory Committee (DISAC) ...............................12 Promote and Support a Diverse Student Body ...................................................12 Support Student-Led Cultural Affinity Groups ....................................................12 Wellness ........................................................................................................... 16 Where to Go for Help ....................................................................................... 17 For immediate help in a crisis ............................................................................ 17 Getting help at Perelman .................................................................................. 17 Medical Student Houses .................................................................................... 18 Safe Learning & SafetyNet ................................................................................. 18 University-wide Resources ................................................................................ 19 Frequently Asked Questions .............................................................................. 21 Financial aid questions ........................................................................................21 Need a medical appointment ..............................................................................21 Feeling anxious, depressed and/or stressed out ................................................21 Student mistreatment .........................................................................................21 I’m struggling with exams. ..................................................................................22 How do I get a Letter of Good Standing? ............................................................22 Can I borrow a laptop? ........................................................................................22 Locker issues .......................................................................................................22 Advising & Mentoring ...................................................................................... 23 Anesthesiology & Critical Care .......................................................................... 24 Bioethics ............................................................................................................ 26 Biomedical Informatics ...................................................................................... 26 Biostatistics ........................................................................................................ 27 Dermatology ...................................................................................................... 27 Epidemiology ..................................................................................................... 31 Emergency Medicine ......................................................................................... 34 Family Medicine and Community Health .......................................................... 35 Internal Medicine .............................................................................................. 37 3 Cardiology ...........................................................................................................37 Endocrinology......................................................................................................39 Gastroenterology ................................................................................................40 General Internal Medicine ..................................................................................42 Hematology/Oncology ........................................................................................46 Infectious Diseases ..............................................................................................48 Nephrology ..........................................................................................................49 Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care ...................................................................50 Rheumatology .....................................................................................................52 Medical Genetics ............................................................................................... 53 Molecular Biology .............................................................................................. 54 Neurology and Neuroscience ............................................................................ 57 Obstetrics and Gynecology ................................................................................ 64 Occupational Medicine ...................................................................................... 68 Ophthalmology .................................................................................................. 68 Palliative and Hospice Medicine ........................................................................ 71 Pathology ........................................................................................................... 71 Pediatrics ........................................................................................................... 72 Adolescent Medicine ...........................................................................................72 General Pediatrics ...............................................................................................74 Pediatric Anesthesiology .....................................................................................77 Pediatric Cardiology ............................................................................................78 Pediatric Dermatology ........................................................................................79 Pediatric Emergency Medicine ............................................................................79 Pediatric Endocrinology ......................................................................................82 Pediatric Gastroenterology .................................................................................83 Pediatric Hospital Medicine ................................................................................83 Pediatric Infectious Diseases ...............................................................................84 Pediatric Neurology .............................................................................................84 Pediatric Pathology .............................................................................................86 Pediatric Psychiatry .............................................................................................86 Pediatric Pulmonology ........................................................................................88 Pediatric Radiology ..............................................................................................89 Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine .......................................................................90 Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation ................................................................... 91 Psychiatry .......................................................................................................... 92 Clinical Psychology ..............................................................................................95 Forensic Psychiatry ..............................................................................................97 Radiation Oncology ........................................................................................... 97 Radiology ........................................................................................................... 98 Surgery............................................................................................................... 99 Urology ............................................................................................................ 105 4 Community Outreach ..................................................................................... 106 Educational and Patient Outreach................................................................... 107 Clinical Opportunities ...................................................................................... 110 Social Justice ...................................................................................................