Lindia Willies-Jacobo, MD, FAAP
Senior Associate Dean for Admissions and Equity, Inclusion and Diversity
Professor of Clinical Science
Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine
Friday, March 11, 2022
5pm-6:30pm PST
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Workshop Description:
Are you interested in Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine? Do you know that it is one of the newest medical schools in California and the only one that offers FREE tuition for ALL students? Are you interested to find out what type of students they are looking for? Do you want to know what it takes to get in?
Then you will want to attend the presentation by Dr. Lindia Willies-Jacobo, Senior Dean for Admissions and Equity, where she will go in detail about what they are looking for and answer all of your questions. You do not want to miss this session!
About the Speaker:
Dr. Lindia Willies-Jacobo came to Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine where she had been on faculty since 1996. She served as Professor of Pediatrics, and for 10 years served as the Assistant Dean for Diversity and Community Partnerships, and Director of the Program in Medical Education-Health Equity (PRIME-HEq). Her scholarly interests include healthcare workforce diversity, cultural humility in the practice of medicine, advocacy for underserved populations, and combating health inequities.
She developed an Implicit Bias and Microaggressions curriculum for medical students, conducted implicit bias workshops for faculty and residents, and has spoken widely on these topics. She was the Principal Investigator on two Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grants which focused on developing a diverse healthcare workforce. Dr.Willies-Jacobo was the recipient of numerous teaching, faculty service, and diversity awards.
At KPSOM, Dr. Willies-Jacobo leads and manages the KPSOM admissions process, from initial outreach to matriculation. She’s also responsible for all aspects of development, implementation, and oversight of EID strategy throughout the school. Dr. Willies-Jacobo serves as an ad hoc journal reviewer for Academic Medicine, Pediatrics, and the Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. She served as the Western Regional Representative for the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Group on Student Affairs – Committee on Student Diversity Affairs, and is a subject matter expert for the AAMC Situational Judgment Test (SJT) content and scoring review process. She is the school representative to the AAMC Group on Diversity and Inclusion (GDI).
Dr. Willies-Jacobo completed her bachelor’s degree at UC San Diego where she majored in Biochemistry and Cell Biology, followed by medical school, pediatrics residency, and chief residency at UC San Diego School of Medicine.
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Topic: From Community College to Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine
When: Mar 11, 2022 5:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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