Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
UC San Diego Division of Cardiovascular Medicine is committed to providing an inclusive working, training, and patient care environment for our fellows, faculty, staff and patients. We feel that ethnic, racial, sexual and gender diversity, as well as a diversity of backgrounds and life experiences strengthen us as an institution. We encourage all aspiring cardiologists to apply to our prestigious fellowships.
Ehtisham Mahmud, MD, FACC, MSCAI
Division Chief, Cardiovascular Medicine
Executive Director, UC San Diego Cardiovascular Institute
Meet Dr. Castellanos
Luis R. Castellanos, MD, MPH
Health Sciences Clinical Professor of Medicine
Vice Chair, Justice, Equity, Diversion & Inclusion
University of California San Diego - Department of Medicine
Women in Cardiology at UC San Diego
At UC San Diego, we are unique to include faculty in all areas of Cardiology, including Heart Failure, Interventional Cardiology, Electrophysiology and Adult Congenital Heart Disease.
With a diverse group of fellows and faculty, we host quarterly programs designed to promote personal and professional growth, foster mentorship, expand professional networks and empower women in Cardiology at UCSD. Programs include:
- Annual Fellow and Faculty Dinner at the La Jolla Beach Club
- San Diego Women in Cardiology: From Experience to Empowerment – a women supporting women panel at the Museum of Contemporary Art
- Guest lectures by Dr. Nanette Wenger, Dr. Anabelle Volgman, Dr. Farah Sheikh, Dr. Sharonne Hayes
- Navigating Academic Promotion: Pitfalls and Pointers
- Transitioning to a new institution
- Happy hours and intimate dinners at faculty members’ homes
Our accomplished faculty are recognized as local, national, and international leaders: https://cardiology.ucsd.edu/edi/women-in-cardiology/women-faculty.html
Meet our fellows: https://cardiology.ucsd.edu/edi/women-in-cardiology/women-fellows.html
Resources:
- Child and Family Related Leave: https://vchs.ucsd.edu/administration/arc/for-existing-employees/leave-of-absence.html#child-and-family-related-leave
- Family forming benefits for trainees: https://www.ucresidentbenefits.com/social-and-family/family-forming-benefits/
Under-Represented Minorities in Cardiology
- At UC San Diego Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, we recognize that historically, certain racial and ethnic groups have been under-represented in cardiology and in medicine.
- We are striving to make our fellowship programs and our collaborative workplace a welcoming and inclusive environment for everyone.
- We feel that diversity of background and experience among our faculty, fellows and patients make UC San Diego a special place to teach and train.
“...there is no straight path to anything worthwhile.”
I was initially drawn to UCSD by its reputation for clinical excellence, but was impressed by its ethnically and culturally diverse faculty that happens to include a high percentage of Latino cardiologists.
Meet Dr. David Torres-Barba
The DEI Shift Podcast
Podcast series on diversity, equity, and inclusion (D.E.I.) in medicine that sparks discussion and provides practice-changing data and stories for a physician, student, allied health professional, and health care leader audience.
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