Cooper Medical School of Rowan University’s Office of Diversity and Community Affairs, in collaboration with the its Center for Humanism, Professionalism, Medical Ethics, and Law, is soliciting stories from providers, nurses, staff, and students about racism in health care and our fight to create an anti-racist culture at Cooper and in our communities. These will be shared in a special issue of the Center for Humanism’s newsletter to be published in the coming weeks.
Please send us your reflections about your experiences advocating for health equity and racial justice, or experiences witnessing or experiencing racism and how it affected you. We welcome submissions both from our colleagues of color and allies. They can be about moments of sadness and hurt, or moments of joy and optimism. All reflections should be 300 to 500 words and must be in compliance with patient privacy laws. Please send submissions or questions by July 10, 2020, to Dr. Mara Gordon at gordon-mara@cooperhealth.edu.