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William Turner, MD, Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Patient Safety Research Fellowship

William Turner, MD on Diversity in Medicine

What attracted you to Columbia?

To me, Columbia has that perfect blend of being a tertiary and quaternary referral center where people come from all over the world for care, but it is really a community hospital for an otherwise underserved neighborhood … I was attracted to Columbia knowing that I would be able to help very vulnerable populations in the city. The second most important reason was the diversity in the house staff. I was very personally inspired to meet individuals like Drs. Thomson and Forde on the day I interviewed here, and to learn about the rich history in diversity and inclusivity that Columbia had had for decades before I arrived.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee

William Turner, MD
Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Patient Safety Research Fellowship
Associate Professor of Medicine
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, Vice Chief for Diversity and Inclusion

Marwah Abdalla, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health
Director of Education, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit

Christopher Irobunda, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Vice Chair of Faculty Development, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Julia Iyasere, MD, MBA
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Executive Director, Dalio Center for Health Justice

José A. Luchsinger, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology
Vice Chair, Clinical and Epidemiologic Research

Rachel Shelton, ScD, MPH
Associate Professor of Sociomedical Sciences
Director, Implementation Science Initiative
Co-Director, Community Engagement Core Resource

Anne L. Taylor, MD
John Lindenbaum Professor of Medicine
Vice Dean, Academic Affairs
SVP, Faculty Affairs and Career Development