PUMA
Physicians Underrepresented in Medicine Alliance
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About us
About us
PUMA aims to create a welcoming and supportive culture, which is an essential ingredient for successful training, professional sustainability, and compassionate healthcare delivery. We are committed to uniting and supporting one another. By growing our workforce diversity, we will ultimately improve the health and well-being of our patients and families.
Our Mission
Our Mission
We celebrate and support members of our community across all areas of diversity including, but not limited to: race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, gender, and disability.
We foster collaboration and a sense of belonging across CHNOLA, Tulane, LSU, and the greater New Orleans community through:
Mentorship
Education and Scholarly Activity
Community Outreach
Social Engagement
Leadership Team
Leadership Team
Community outreach
Community outreach
TCHOUP - The Careers in Healthcare Opportunity for Underrepresented students in Pediatrics
Calendar of events
Calendar of events
Paw-some Pumas
Paw-some Pumas
NOLA feels like home to Dr. Maya Jones, who is passionate about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, community outreach as well as mentorship.
One of her many leadership roles includes involvement with the Physicians Underrepresented in Medicine Alliance (PUMA) which aims to create a welcoming, inclusive and supportive culture which is an essential ingredient for successful training, professional sustainability, and compassionate healthcare delivery. PUMA fosters collaboration and a sense of belonging across CHNOLA, Tulane, LSU, and the greater New Orleans community through Mentorship, Education and Scholarly Activity, Community Outreach, and Social Engagement. Click on the website: https://sites.google.com/view/nolapuma/home?authuser=0 to learn more about PUMA or follow @nolapuma504
@lsupedsfellows @tchoupprogram
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Jinnesse Taylor
Jinnesse Taylor
Selected APPD 2022 Advancing Inclusiveness in Medical Education Scholar
Selected APPD 2022 Advancing Inclusiveness in Medical Education Scholar
What is the AIMS Program?
The AIMS Program provides professional development and mentorship with the objective of exposing underrepresented in medicine pediatric residents to the APPD community, and careers in pediatric medical education, earlier in their training with the goal of increasing diversity in pediatric medical education leadership.
Program Features
AIM Scholars programming the day prior to the APPD Annual Spring Meeting, including
Overview of careers in medical education
Panel discussions
Speed mentoring
Networking with APPD leadership and members
Paired with a faculty mentor outside of your institution who is a member of the UIM Learning Community
Attend the APPD Annual Spring Meeting, including the UIM Learning Community meeting during the conference
Scholarly Activities
Scholarly Activities
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our Partners
our Partners
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