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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Welcome to the Tampa PA Program Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Page

Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) recognizes that dynamic growth and change are required to meet the needs of today’s students. One of LMU’s institutional goals is to provide a caring and nurturing environment where students, faculty, and staff with varied talents, experiences, and aspirations come together to form a diverse community that encourages students to grow intellectually and personally to meet their academic and career goals.​

The School of Medical Sciences (SMS) supports the LMU principles and practices on diversity. As a school of professional health programs, we strive for a community comprised of individuals with and respect for varying ideas, strengths, abilities, opinions, experiences, and backgrounds for the goal of promoting innovation and vitality while being unwaveringly committed to professionalism and quality.​

Diversity Initiatives

Tampa PA Program

The LMU-Tampa Physician Assistant Program has created its own Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee (DEI) to set goals and benchmarks to directly and intentionally promote diversity and inclusion among the students, faculty, and staff. 

Goal 1: Recruit racially and culturally diverse students from disadvantaged and medically underserved populations.​
Goal 2: Support racially and culturally diverse students from disadvantaged and medically underserved populations.
Goal 3: Incorporate diversity and inclusion into the curriculum.​

Courses that cover diversity and inclusion topics include the following: ​
PAS529 Social and Cultural Aspects of Healthcare (didactic year) ​
PAS534 Interprofessional and Population Healthcare (didactic year) 

Goal 4: Recruit a diverse workforce representing a variety of race, culture, sex/gender, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, socioeconomic aspect, and nationality.
Goal 5: Retain a diverse workforce representing a variety of race, culture, sex/gender, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, socioeconomic aspect, and nationality. 

 

Please visit https://www.lmunet.edu/school-of-medical-sciences/diversity-equity-and-inclusion for more information and resources provided by the School of Medical Sciences Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Chair of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Mosha
Mosha Peters-Harris, MD
Tampa PA Program
mosha.peters@lmunet.edu