Cultural collaborators
Meet the team who designed the curriculum
Dr. Chelsea Harris MD, MS
Dr. Harris is an Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery at the University of Utah. She got 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 completed a two-year research fellowship at the University of Michigan, where she also earned as Masters of Science in health services research. She then trained in Plastic Surgery at Johns Hopkins University.
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.