Report of CUIMC Task Force for Addressing Structural Racism
December 2020
The deans of the four Columbia University Irving Medical Center schools appointed a task force in July 2020 to review ways to reduce the impact of racism in health care and the health sciences.
The task force of more than 100 individuals was led by co-chairs Drs. Rafael A. Lantigua, Anne L. Taylor, and Olajide A. Williams. CUIMC leadership will announce measures to implement the action items that are outlined in the report.
Members of the implementation committee of the CUIMC Task Force for Addressing Structural Racism:
Jonathan Amiel, MD
VP&S
Spencer E. Amory, MD
Surgery, VP&S
Lourival Baptista-Neto, MD
Psychiatry, VP&S
Kellie Bryant, DNP
Nursing
Alden A. Bush, MS, MPH, RN
Psychiatric NP Doctoral Student
Student Senator, Nursing
Cameron Clarke, MSc, MPP
MD Candidate
Student Senator, VP&S
Timothy Crimmins, MD
Medicine, VP&S
Hetty Cunningham, MD
Pediatrics, VP&S
Stephen Ferrara, RN, DNP
Nursing
Kevin L. Gardner, MD, PhD
Pathology and Cell Biology, VP&S
Diana Hernandez, PhD, MPH
Sociomedical Sciences, MSPH
Judy Honig, DNP, EdD
Nursing
Hilda Hutcherson, MD
VP&S
George Jenkins, DMD
CDM
Evanthia Lalla, DDS, MS
CDM
Rafael Lantigua, MD
Medicine, VP&S
Clara Lapiner, MPH
CUIMC Office of Faculty Professional Development, Diversity & Inclusion
Jennifer Manly, PhD
Neurology, VP&S
Tonya Richards
CUIMC Human Resources
Austin Talis, MS, MBA
DDS Candidate
Student Senator, CDM
Anne L Taylor, MD
VP&S
Mary Beth Terry, PhD
Epidemiology, MSPH
Olajide Williams, MD, MS
Neurology, VP&S