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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. UVA Health Awardees: A. Rashard Dacus, MD, David Simmons, RN and Juliana Bueno, MD. Learn more
At UVA School of Medicine, we are committed to ensuring that diversity is more than a buzzword, and that our culture and community actually reflect the values of inclusion and fairness. We strive to foster a sense of community that values and takes advantage of our differences and similarities in gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and beyond.
University of Virginia Faculty Diversity
UVA Faculty Diversity
Learn moreThe faculty will live by and promote the values at the heart of the University, including service, excellence, honor, diversity and inclusion, free speech and academic freedom, and self-governance.
The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion assists and monitors all units of the University in their efforts to recruit and retain faculty, staff, and students from historically underrepresented groups and to provide affirmative and supportive environments for work and life at the University of Virginia.
UVA Faculty Diversity
Learn moreiDRIV Program
iDRIV Program
Learn moreDiverse research teams have been demonstrated to boost creativity and productivity yet is lacking in our current scientific workforce. Critical needs include both new methods for diversifying the workforce and better ways to assess their effectiveness. This year-long program seeks to jump start and drive the research journey of early career and aspiring faculty at UVA through education, coaching, mentoring and sponsorship, designed to support those researchers who are nationally underrepresented in clinical and translational science.
iDRIV Program
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The Herring Scholarship seeks to award $5,000 to a current undergraduate or graduate student of any year who demonstrates leadership, citizenship, and fellowship and has actively supported, through volunteerism and advocacy, the LGBTQ Center at the University of Virginia. Students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University are invited to submit nominations.
The V. Shamim Sisson Ally of the Year Award seeks to recognize a member of the UVA community who has gone above and beyond in their daily life in supporting the LGBTQ community, furthering the rights and acceptance of queer-identified individuals at the university and beyond. Understanding that allies come in many shapes and sizes and with varying access to resources, we encourage and welcome student, faculty, staff, and alumni nominees. This award brings necessary attention to the important role that allies play in the fight for equality, social justice, and the acceptance of the LGBTQ community. The V. Shamim Sisson Ally of the Year Award is presented during the Annual Serpentine Society Fall Weekend.