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Office of Multicultural Affairs

Commitment to Diversity

Recognizing that the full diversity of the American population is not represented by the physician workforce, the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine is committed to the recruitment and retention of a diverse class of students.

About the Office of Multicultural Affairs

The Office of Multicultural Affairs, led by William A. McDade, MD, PhD, Associate Dean for Multicultural Affairs and Rosita Ragin, Assistant Dean for Multicultural Affairs, works to ensure a supportive academic environment for underrepresented minorities at our school. Among the nation's highest ranked medical schools, the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine has achieved one of the most diverse student bodies.

• Pritzker Class Composition

The Office of Multicultural Affairs oversees the Bowman Society Lecture Series, an NIH-sponsored summer research program for first year medical students, and three NIH-sponsored pipeline programs designed to prepare and inspire talented undergraduate students and high schoolers interested in pursuing a career in the medical field.

The Pritzker School of Medicine is a unique institution in that it is an outstanding research institution on the south side of Chicago and is surrounded by a diverse community. The population of patients served by the University of Chicago Hospitals are largely underrepresented minorities. And by that, there is great value placed on diversity in our faculty and diversity in our students. —William McDade, MD, PhD, Associate Dean for Multicultural Affairs