Mission
The Dialogue, Integrity, Service and Community (DISC) Committee is dedicated to cultivating a welcoming and vibrant environment, where every individual feels valued and empowered to thrive and engage in service in their communities. We champion respectful discourse, collaboration and principled changemaking as essential pillars of belonging, connection and community engagement. Guided by integrity, care, compassion and commitment to meaningful change, DISC advances initiatives that cultivate self-awareness, enable all to learn from and grow with one another, amplify all voices, foster belonging, strengthen communities and build bridges that unite us in our shared humanity.
Goals
- DIALOGUE – Foster open, respectful and inclusive dialogue and storytelling that strengthens understanding, and builds a culture of trust and belonging by creating community spaces where individuals feel less alone, can engage in difficult conversations, build bridges across differences and ensure more voices and perspectives are genuinely heard and amplified
- INTEGRITY – Advance a culture of integrity by engaging with authenticity; standing firm in our shared principles of valuing every member of the community; and demonstrating ethical commitment, honesty and truth while fostering unity, humanity and trusting relationships throughout our community
- SERVICE – Provide empowering educational opportunities that strengthen collective understanding to support the well-being of all members of our community, and promote community engagement through respectful outreach, volunteerism, consultation and collaborative partnerships
- COMMUNITY – Build community within DISC, our department, and the broader SOM through bringing people together to exchange ideas and develop new relationships to create a greater sense of belonging and meaningful connections
Initiatives: Activities to Date
DIALOGUE:
- Community Moments
- Facilitator training for community and belonging dialogues
- Community and belonging dialogues
INTEGRITY:
- Constructive culture trainings and conversations
- Moral distress conversations
- Current events conversations and communications impacting our community and work
- Committed action guides
- Promotion workshops
SERVICE:
- Grand rounds
- Community and belonging case conferences
- Panels (e.g., disabilities)
- Cultural consultation
- Community education
- Professional presentations and publications
- Community service
COMMUNITY:
- Affinity month emails
- Belonging Contact List
- Kudos – Getting to know you
- Annual DISC Dinner
- Cultural outings
- Movie nights
- Book clubs
Roster
- Nadine Kaslow, PhD – Chair
- Erica Marshall Lee, PhD – Associate Chair
- Aminate Adewumi, MD
- Milena Armani, MD
- Dinah Ayna, PhD
- Anika Backster, MD, Ex-Officio
- LaSara Bell, DO
- Brittany Borzillo, PsyD
- Aakilah Brown, MD
- Jordan Cattie, PhD
- Marianne Celano, PhD
- Katie Cullum, PhD
- Aparna Das, MD
- Zainab Delawalla, PhD
- Terry Derias, MD
- Elaheh Salar Dini, MD
- Barbara Duran, PhD
- Donovan Ellis, PhD
- Silvia Flores-Beech, PsyD
- Sobha Fritz, PhD
- Betsy Gard, PhD
- Jennifer Grant, MD, PhD
- Alejandra Grullon, MD
- Ariel Hart, PhD
- Linda Harvey, MD
- Tamara Haynes, MD, PhD
- Sheryl Heron, MD, Ex-Officio
- Brandon Johnson, PsyD
- Kelsey Sprang Jones, PsyD
- Shweta Kapoor, MD, PhD
- Neha Khorana, PhD
- Scott Koller, MD
- Adrian Kunemund, PhD
- HoLim Lee, MD
- Barbara Lopes Cardoza, MD, MPH
- Laura Loucks, PhD
- Natalie Malone, PhD
- Ren Massey, PhD
- Erin McConocha, PhD
- Hamid Mirsalimi, PhD
- Jan Mooney, PhD
- Jere Neill, MD
- Chaela Nutor, PhD
- Roman Palitsky, PhD
- Alexandra Perez, PsyD
- John Perna, MD
- Kalpana Prasad, MD
- Justin Rasmussen, PhD
- Lauren Reba-Harrelson, PhD
- Tomina Schwenke, PhD
- Vani Senthil, MD
- Maria (Maite) Silva, PsyD
- Simone Stinnette, MD
- Nicholas Thompson, MD
- Justin Trop, MD
- DeJuan White, MD
- Beth-Sarah Wright, PhD
- Shujing Zhang, PhD