BME Organizations Leading Diversity (BOLD)
MissionTo coordinate a national, BME community response to the longstanding racism in our nation and its impact on 1) the composition and culture of our field and 2) healthcare inequality.
Current Initiatives
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Anti-racism: A roadmap to policy transformation in BME Summit on Anti-Racism in BME: Jan 28-29, 2021 Create a DEI mentorship program for department chairs and faculty via a collaboration between the BMES Diversity Committee, the AIMBE Diversity, and Inclusion Committee, and the AIMBE Committee for Underrepresented Minorities. |
Council of BME Diversity Collaborate with the Council of BME Chairs to regularly convene leaders of departmental diversity, equity, and inclusivity (DEI) groups (i.e., the Council of BME Diversity) in an effort to effectively spread and thereby amplify successful activities. Steering Committee Membership |
Virtual Seminars and Conference Session Convene dedicated conference sessions and virtual seminars led by renowned subject matter experts to promote and foster discussions focused on bringing to light the conscious and subconscious biases, which disproportionately affect the Black community with a long-term effort to build findings into policy-driven action. |
Steering Committee
Norma Alcantar AIMBE Committee for Underrepresented Minorities Chair |
Leah Bellas BMES Diversity Committee Chair |
Tejal Desai AIMBE President |
Mike King COC Executive Committee |
Brenda Ogle BMES Affiliations Committee Chair |
![]() Cynthia Reinhart-King AIMBE Committee for Diversity and Inclusion |
Charity Quick BMES Executive Director |
Evan Scott Council of Diversity Committee Chair |
John White BMES President-Elect |
News
BMES Responds to Racism and Equal Justice
Anti-Racism: A Roadmap to Policy Transformation in BME

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