GME Trainee Resources
GME Diversity Mission
The GME department works closely with UVA faculty and the Housestaff Council for Diversity and Inclusion to stimulate meaningful conversations about race, privilege and representation in our community. Our goal is to ensure that all residents, no matter their race, sexuality, country of origin, gender, religion or able-bodiedness, feel included at UVA. This page is a hub for GME diversity events, local happenings and institutional/program level resources.
House Staff Council for Diversity & Inclusion (HCDI)
The House Staff Council for Diversity & Inclusion is committed to promoting diversity and tolerance within the housestaff community by building a culture of inclusion and respect, engaging with future housestaff members, and leveraging the diversity of its members in collaboration with the greater Charlottesville community.
Congratulations to HCDI for being selected as a recipient of the 2021 Martin Luther King Jr. Award from the University of Virginia Health System!
Resources at UVA and around the Community
Scholarships
The Reider/Otis Scholarship will provide a one time gift of $5,000 to an LGBTQ student or to students who have demonstrated a willingness to advance the rights and acceptance of the LGBTQ community. Available for undergraduate or graduate students, excluding first years, who attend the University of Virginia on a full time basis, this scholarship can be applied for, or you may nominate a candidate who is also willing to apply.
The Herring Scholarship seeks to award $5,000 to a current undergraduate or graduate student of any year who demonstrates leadership, citizenship, and fellowship and has actively supported, through volunteerism and advocacy, the LGBTQ Center at the University of Virginia. Students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University are invited to submit nominations.
The Peter Page Scholarship provides $10,000 in scholarship funds to highly-motivated gay male students. This merit scholarship is available for incoming first-year students who will attend on a full-time basis. Decisions are based on the students’ academic achievements, essays, recommendations, extracurricular activities, and awards demonstrating exceptional commitment to bettering the LGBT community. The Peter Page Scholarship also provides grants to highly-motivated gay male students with financial need. Current undergraduate or graduate students who attend the University of Virginia on a full-time basis can apply for a one-year grant. Decisions will be based on academic achievements, financial need, essays, extracurricular activities, and awards demonstrating exceptional commitment to bettering LGBT community at UVA and beyond. Recipients can apply for the grant again the following year. The Serpentine Society will work with the UVA Financial Aid Office to determine the amount that each individual student shall receive.
The V. Shamim Sisson Ally of the Year Award seeks to recognize a member of the UVA community who has gone above and beyond in their daily life in supporting the LGBTQ community, furthering the rights and acceptance of queer-identified individuals at the university and beyond. Understanding that allies come in many shapes and sizes and with varying access to resources, we encourage and welcome student, faculty, staff, and alumni nominees. This award brings necessary attention to the important role that allies play in the fight for equality, social justice, and the acceptance of the LGBTQ community. The V. Shamim Sisson Ally of the Year Award is presented during the Annual Serpentine Society Fall Weekend.
As a faculty member at UVA for 35 years, Dr. Eduard E. de Lange has seen the positive effects of a culture that embraces diversity and inclusion. He and his wife, Francesca, strongly believe in the promotion of such a culture in society—and specifically in the healthcare learning environment. To this end, the de Langes have established the UVA Radiology Residency Diversity and Inclusion Fund.
The Fund’s aim is to encourage applicants who have an interest in enhancing diversity and inclusion in the field of Radiology to come to UVA and join the efforts of the Department in this area during their residency training. Residents committed to promoting these goals through education, service, leadership, and other initiatives are invited to apply for the Fund.
Leadership in Medicine
The UVA GME Community is sponsoring a new leadership opportunity for 4th year medical students accepted into elective rotations at UVA (July-October). Those students may also apply for this supplemental program. Friday afternoons during each block will be dedicated to seminars, workshops and hands-on experiences in Leadership in Medicine, Addressing Health Disparities, Successful Residency Applications and Internship Survival.
Additionally, participants will have a dinner with current Trainees and representatives from the Housestaff Council for Diversity and Inclusion, facilitated meetings for those interested in research, tour of the hospital and Charlottesville, meeting with the Chief Diversity Officer.
There will be a limited number of $1,500 travel scholarships available.
Eligibility and Application Process
The Program is open to 4th year students who either are part of a group underrepresented in medicine or who have a strong interest in DEI work. Interested students must apply and be accepted to the clerkship of their choice through VSOL. Space in the Leadership Program is limited.
The Program and Scholarship application can be found in the Required Documents section of the AAMC’s VSLO application. Participating electives can be found in almost all of our core residency programs.
Please contact the individual UVA Clerkship Coordinators with any questions.