Cultural collaborators
Meet the team who designed the curriculum
Dr. Chelsea Harris MD, MS
Dr. Harris is a Plastic Surgery Fellow at Johns Hopkins. She completed her Bachelors of Science at Brown University and earned her medical degree at the University of Vermont College of Medicine. She trained in General Surgery at the University of Maryland and during a two-year research fellowship at the University of Michigan she also earned as Masters of Science in health services research.
Her academic interests center on how to better understand the needs of diverse patient populations and the clinical cohort that treats them. To this end, she uses complex survey methodology and qualitative analysis to elucidate patient preference and integrate these preferences into care. At the provider level, she seek to define system barriers that may differentially impact advancement. She is involved in multiple Diversity Equity and Inclusion initiatives at both the local and national levels.
Dr. lesly dossett MD, MPH
Dr. Dossett is Associate Professor of Surgery in the Division of Surgical Oncology at the University of Michigan. She earned her medical degree at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and completed general surgery residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. During a post-doctoral research fellowship, she was awarded an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) training grant and obtained a Masters in Public Health
Her academic focus is on health care delivery and decision making, and the interface between primary care providers and cancer specialists. She uses qualitative and mixed methods research as well as methods in implementation science to study these problems. She is a member of numerous surgical and academic societies, including the Michigan Women’s Surgery Collaborative, the Association for Academic Surgeons, Academy Health, Association of Women Surgeons ( 2010 Resident of the Year).
dr. Justin Dimick md, MPH
Justin B. Dimick, M.D., M.P.H. is the Frederick A. Coller Distinguished Professor of Surgery and Chair of the Department of Surgery at the University of Michigan. Dr. Dimick is a graduate of Cornell University and Johns Hopkins Medical School. He completed his surgical training at the University of Michigan and a health services research fellowship at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice. Dr. Dimick has served in several national leadership positions, including President of the Association for Academic Surgery (AAS), Chair of the Health Services Organization and Delivery (HSOD) Study Section at the NIH, Associate Editor at Annals of Surgery, and the Surgical Innovation Editor at JAMA Surgery
Dr. Dimick is a consummate champion for Diversity Equity and Inclusion, as both a member of the Association for Women Surgeons #HeForShe Committee, a leader of the Michigan Promise, and a primary organizer for the annual Michigan Women Surgeons HeForShe conference.
Dr. amanda Chipman, md, ms
Dr. Chipman is a General Surgery Resident at the University of Maryland. She completed her Bachelor of Science and Bachelors of Arts at the University of Pittsburgh where she studied neuroscience and anthropology, with a focus on cultural anthropology. She earned a Master of Science at Tufts University and completed her medical degree at Drexel University College of Medicine.
Her academic interests include surgical education, trauma and acute care surgery, and the ways in which culture impacts how surgical care is delivered and received. She is involved in the implementation and evaluation of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives at the University of Maryland Department of Surgery. Dr. Chipman is a member of the Association of Women Surgeons and Vice President of the University of Maryland Chapter of AWS.
Chad Jobin
Chad Jobin is a research methodologist at the University of Michigan.
Dr. Laura Cooper
Dr. Cooper is a General Surgery Resident at the University of Maryland. She completed her Bachelor of Science at The College of William and Mary where she majored in Neuroscience and minored in Biochemistry. She went on to obtain her medical degree from Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. During her residency, she completed a two-year Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) research fellowship at the United States Army Institute of Surgical Research in San Antonio, Texas.
Her academic interests include understanding how diversity and inclusion affect providers, from the medical student to attending level, and how these affects in turn impact patients. She is involved in quantitative and qualitative research on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the University of Maryland and nationally. Dr. Cooper is a member of the Association of Women Surgeons and Vice President of the University of Maryland Chapter of the Association of Women Surgeons.