Cultural Representation Engagement and Belonging (CREB)
Our Mission:
The purpose of the Prehealth Cultural Representation, Engagement, and Belonging (CREB) Committee is to foster a culture where every student, regardless of their background, is empowered to make a profound impact in the field of medicine. We aim to accomplish this by inspiring future healthcare leaders to embrace and champion the vital principles of cultural humility in their leadership, community service, and interactions with a diverse population.
Student-led Committee:
CREB Program Lead
CREB Week Coordinator
Event Coordinator
Academic Advisor
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Model for Cultural Humility:
7E Model for Cultural Humility and Antioppressive Living
How do other educational institutions support these initiatives?
- Baylor College of Medicine: Inclusion and Excellence Council
- Harvard Medical School: Diversity and Inclusion | Harvard Medical School
- University of Michigan: Diversity & Equity Pathways
- University of North Carolina: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | UNC School of Medicine
- Brown Medical School: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives Dashboard
- Yale School of Medicine: Yale School of Medicine's Race and Racism in Medicine
- Duke School of Medicine: Duke University School of Medicine Antiracism Resources
What books should I read?
- True Medicine Just Medicine: A Cure for Racial Inequality in American Healthcare System By: Dayna Bowen Matthew
- Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down By: Anne Fadiman
- God’s Hotel By: Victoria Sweet
- Being Mortal By: Atul Gawande
- Mountains Beyond Mountains By: Paul Farmer
- No Apparent Distress By: Rachel Pearson
- When Healthcare Hurts By: George Seager
- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks By: Rebecca Skloot
- Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor’s Reflections on Race and Medicine By: Damon Tweedy
- Medical Apartheid By: Harriet A. Washington
- Harvard University Countway Library Antiracism and Health Reading List
What articles should I read? (Use Bear ID to access if prompted)
- Racism and medical education - The Lancet Infectious Diseases
- Understanding and Addressing Racial Disparities in Health Care - PMC
- Key Data on Health and Health Care by Race and Ethnicity | KFF
- Achieving Racial and Ethnic Equity in U.S. Health Care: Scorecard | Commonwealth Fund
- Ending racism in healthcare often begins with medical education - and is the target of a new national project
What videos should I watch?
- Vox’s video “The US Medical System Is Still Haunted by Slavery”
- Epidemics and the African American Community video series from the Hutchins Center Project on Race and Gender in Science and Medicine
- Prioritizing Equity video series from the American Medical Association