EDI Spotlight: Kunoor Jain-Spangler, MD
Our EDI leaders are a group of more than 50 leaders in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion across the School of Medicine. For our first “Spotlight” interview with one of these leaders, we spoke with the Department of Surgery’s Kunoor Jain-Spangler MD, who helped launch the Sustaining Equity, Elevating Diversity in Surgery (SEEDS) initiative late last year. She shares challenges and opportunities she sees for SEEDS, how experience as a woman of color informs her work, and how she likes spending her time when she’s not at Duke.
Equity Matters Newsletter
Equity Matters, formerly Inclusion Matters, is a free email newsletter summarizing the latest news, events, funding opportunities, and resources relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion within the Duke University School of Medicine.
Recent Issues
- December 2024: Spotlight on Omar Mohiuddin, OTR/L, MS, MPH, CLVT; Winn Award Nominations; Trailblazer Tomi Akinyemiju, PhD; New Career Series for Trainees; and More
- November 2024: Spotlight on Samuel Ndukwe, Inclusive Opportunities for Administrative Professionals, Transgender Awareness Week, the Problem with Black Resiliency, and More
- October 2024: Spotlight on David Hasan, MD, MSc; New Leadership Initiative; Pride Durham; Dedicated Spanish Phone Line; and More
- September 2024: Spotlight on Dalia Antunez, MSW; Uncovering Latino History in the South; Provost Forum on Middle East; and More
- August 2024: Spotlight on Griffin Carter, Expanding Diversity in STEM, Hispanic Heritage Month Celebrations, and More
- July 2024: Spotlight on Lance Okeke MD, MPH; Equity Advancement Symposium Speaker; New Vice Chairs for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion; and More
- June 2024: Spotlight on Sarah Wilson, PhD; School Celebrates Juneteenth; Planning Inclusive Events; and More
- May 2024: Spotlight on Michael Boyce, PhD; Michelle P. Winn Awards; Celebrating Pride Month; and More
- April 2024: Spotlight on Tammara Watts MD, PhD; EDI Catalyst Fund Winners; Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebrations; and More
- March 2024: Spotlight on Debra Ragland, PhD; MaryAnn Black Symposium Recap; Ramadan Resources and Training; and More
- February 2024: Spotlight on Madhav Swaminathan, MD; Empowering Black Staff; New ¡DALHE! Employee Resource Group Website; and More
- January 2024: Spotlight on Jeanine Holland, New EDI Catalyst Fund, Celebrate Mentorship Month, and More
2023
- December 2023: Spotlight on Oke Anakwenze, MD; History of Segregation in Medicine; The Price of Being Your True Self for Transgender Communities; MD Program’s Third-Year Experience; and More
- November 2023: Spotlight on James Tcheng, MD; Supporting Native and Indigenous Students; Tips for an Inclusive Workplace During the Holiday Season; and More
- October 2023: Spotlight on the Sexual and Gender Diversity Advisory Council, New Latino Employee Resource Group, Restorative Justice Pilot, and More
- September 2023: Spotlight on Adriana DaCosta, Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, Latino Dementia Care, and More
- August 2023: Spotlight on Raquel Ruiz, MBA, MAEd, Empowering Black Staff, Get Involved in Pride, and More
- July 2023: Spotlight on Mary Moya-Mendez, MS, MHS; New Committee for Latino/Hispanic Employee Resource Group; How to Help Your LGBTQI+ Colleagues; and more
- June 2023: Spotlight on Dane Whicker, PhD, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Website Updated, Mini Course on LGBTQ+ Pronoun Use for Healthcare Professionals, and more.
- May 2023: Spotlight on Sharena Ballard-Hart, 2023 Michelle Winn Awards, Naggie Named Director of CTSI, Creating Community for Asian American Students, and More
- April 2023: Spotlight on Sonali Biswas, MPHS, Groundbreaking Study on Black Patients and Defibrillators, Rethinking Race in Genetics Research, and More
- March 2023: Spotlight on Leonor Corsino, MD, MHS, Partnering to Reverse HIV Trends in the Latinx Community, Putting High School Students on the Path to Health Care, and More
- February 2023: Spotlight on Anthony Fuller, MD, MScGH, Progress and Change at DUSOM, Making Transplant Selection More Equitable
- January 2023: Spotlight on Rebecca Redmond, PhD, EDI Navigator Guide, New EDI Vice Chair for Neurosurgery, and More
- December 2023: Spotlight on Julius Wilder, MD, PhD, Celebration of Charles Johnson, MD, Mapping Duke's Racial Equity Resources
2022
- November 2022: Spotlight on Taylor Abele, Native American Heritage Month, Inclusive 2023 Calendar, and More
- October 2022: A Message from Vice Dean Kevin Thomas, MD, Lunsford Aims to Change Conversation Around Disability, and More
- September 2022: Spotlight on Johnna Frierson; Durham Pride: Ask the OEDI: Hispanic, Latino, Latina, Latinx - Which is best?
- August 2022: Spotlight on Coral May, New Vice Chairs, New EDI Vice Chairs, and more
- July 2022: Spotlight on Ed Miao, meet our new Senior Director for Strategy and Planning Carmel Hannah, and more
- June 2022: Spotlight on Annise Weaver, Kevin Thomas looks toward an equitable future, and more