We want you to succeed – and we stand ready to give you the tools to do so.

To serve the interests and aspirations of its students, the Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs (ODMA) was established in 1981 as a dynamic resource center offering academic, professional, and personal support programs. We invite you to contact the office at any time.

ODMA’s main objectives:

• To assist in the recruitment, selection, education, successful academic progression, and graduation of minority students from Alpert Medical School.
• To raise awareness about cultural competency and diversity.
• To serve as a venue for advocacy In collaboration with the Office of Student Affairs, provides academic support programs for medical students, and works with the Office of the Program in Liberal Medical Education to provide support for undergraduate PLME students.

ODMA supports a formal mentoring program that matches physicians and students interests. The program aims to provide the academic and professional support from people in the field of medicine. In addition to providing highly personalized advising, ODMA is a source of information on fellowships, grants, meetings, and calls for papers.

The office advises and assists the Student National Medical Association (SNMA), Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA), the Interpreters Aide Program (IAP), and Gays, Lesbians, and Allies Advancing Medicine (GLAAM), all of which serve as a venue for advocacy, and provides programming aimed at raising awareness about health care disparities. ODMA also organizes and produces a host of events—from lectures to workshops to dinners—that promote cultural competency, awareness, and tolerance throughout the Alpert medical community.