Happy Summertime HLERG members! We hope you are taking time for rest and relaxation. See below for this months updates!

Events Around Campus

• Interested in marching in this year’s Latino Heritage Month Parade? Sign up! We are working with the Campus ERG group OLE and our Latino Medical Student Association to recruit interested members to march together. We will be creating t-shirts for the group. If interested in join, please register using this survey. Please send to any other Latino WMC or campus groups you may feel would be interested!

Professional Development Opportunities

• Festival Latino Volunteering Opportunities – August 10, 2024 – August 11, 2024. There are still opportunities to volunteer. If you are interested in volunteering for this event, contact Bibiana Bishop directly for more information.
  • Available times – Saturday from 10 to 2 pm & 2 to 6pm and Sunday 10 to 2 pm & 2 to 6 pm.
• Apply for the Staff Leadership Series – The Women’s Place is accepting applications for the 2024-25 Staff Leadership Series (SLS), a 12-month, experiential leadership initiative (more information attached). Click HERE to learn more on how to apply and the program expectations.

Cooking Class Poll
I have connected with the Office of Health Equity and they would be willing to allow us use of the new Healthy Community Center as well as assistance in facilitation for a cooking class. They officially open May 8th. Please complete this poll to determine the best date and I will work to finalize for the group : HLERG Cooking and Community Poll

Events Around Campus

OLÉ Year-End Community Gathering. Cap off the end of the 2023-2024 academic year with some Latine (and ally) fellowship and the introduction of the 2024-2026 OLÉ Executive Board! Please be sure to RSVP here by Sunday, May 12th, 2024 in order to receive a complimentary lunch at the event.
– When: Wednesday, May 15th, 2024
– Time: 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM
– Where: Thompson Library, 11th Floor

Asian American & Pacific Islander Month from the APIDA ERG – May marks Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month, which celebrates the histories of Americans hailing from across the Asian continent and from the Pacific islands of Hawaii, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. This month is celebration of our history and culture deeply embedded in the American social fabric for over two hundred years. In 1977, Representative Frank Horton’s introduced a resolution to change Pacific/Asian American Heritage Week to AANHPI Heritage Month and in 1978 it passed and signed by President Cater into law.

Professional Development Opportunities

Asian Festival Volunteering Opportunities – May 24th- May 26th . There are still opportunities to volunteer. If you are interested in volunteering for this event, please connect using the signup genius link. Feel free to share with others who might be interested in volunteering. Please contact crystal.phommasathit@osumc.edu, if you have questions or would like more information.

*VOLUNTEERS FROM VARIOUS AREAS NEEDED*
– The registration area is looking for volunteers for various shifts on both days and you do not have to have a clinical background.
– Interpreters for ALL languages are always needed. There is a greater need for Asian languages, but Spanish and Arabic interpreters were needed in the past. Experience with medical interpreting preferred.
– In addition, physicians and Advanced Practice Providers are needed at the last table, “Clinician’s Wrap-up” to review findings at the health screening and answer general health-related questions.

Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) CommUNITYten Women in Medicine and Biomedical Science Conference June 7th -8th. Registration and award nominations are now open and available to all faculty, staff, trainees and industry members in medicine and biomedical science. The purpose of this conference is to bring together women+ faculty and trainees in medicine and biomedical research at the higher education institutions in the Big 10 Academic Alliance to generate a network promoting broad academic success and equity. Register HERE

Happy Spring HLERG Members!

WEPA Corner
Congratulations to Samantha Rojas, CCRP for earning Women of the Year in celebration of Women’s History Month, hosted by the Women of Color (WOC) Employee Resource Group. The HLERG will be making a donationin her name to MD Camp 😊

Events Around Campus

Health, Culture and Latine Culture Series on April 19th at 12pm-1pm, sponsored by HLERG. Guest speaker Monica Tellez-Fowler, Deputy CEO of the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA). Learn more about COTA, including the transformative LinkUS mobility initiative, which will greatly help employees and patients on the Ohio State Medical Campus, as well as their upcoming service improvements to better serve our customers. She will also share her personal story as a Latina leader. Register HERE

Events Around Town

Day of the Children event at Lincoln Theatre on Sunday, April 14th . Activities and performance of Havana Hop are FREE; however, space is limited, so registration is strongly suggested. For more information, and to register, please click HERE

Professional Development Opportunities

• Asian Festival Volunteering Opportunities – May 24th- May 26th . Opportunities include time slots for both medical and non-medical volunteers . Check this link for times! Healthbeat Hub Post Asian Festival 2024 Flyer
• Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) CommUNITYten Women in Medicine and Biomedical Science Conference June 7th -8th. Registration and award nominations are now open and available to all faculty, staff, trainees and industry members in medicine and biomedical science. The purpose of this conference is to bring together women+ faculty and trainees in medicine and biomedical research at the higher education institutions in the Big 10 Academic Alliance to generate a network promoting broad academic success and equity. Register HERE

Register for the 2024 Global Health Symposium

Maria Julia (Maju) Brunette, PhD, will deliver the keynote at the April 10 event.

The Global Health Interest Group is hosting the 2024 Global Health Symposium on Wednesday, April 10, at 3:30 p.m., in the Ross Auditorium. The symposium will feature:

• Keynote by Maria Julia (Maju) Brunette, PhD titled, “On my journey to decolonizing and democratizing global health research and practice: Making a case for Ending TB”
• Global health presentations by faculty and trainees
• Network with other health professionals across the medical center with interests in global health

All are welcome to attend! Register here.

Contact OSUGlobalHealth@osumc.edu with questions.

Join us for the next Health, Culture and Latine Culture Series  on April 19th, 2024 at 12pm-1pm

Register on Buckeyelink

Guest speaker Monica Tellez-Fowler, Deputy CEO of the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA)

Learn more about COTA, including the transformative LinkUS mobility initiative, which will greatly help employees and patients on the Ohio State Medical Campus, as well as their upcoming service improvements to better serve our customers. She will also share her personal story as a Latina leader.

Speaker Bio:

COTA’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously to promote her to President/CEO, effective on May 7, 2024.

Since joining COTA in March 2023, she has served as Chief Operating Officer and before she was promoted to Deputy CEO in May 2023. During her time at COTA, Monica has successfully negotiated an industry-leading labor contract with Transport Workers Union 208, implemented and overseen the organization’s transformative Paid Family Leave Policy, and led improvements to transit service following a national workforce shortage.

Prior to COTA, she served as the Deputy CEO/Treasurer of Clark County Public Transit Benefit Area Authority (C-TRAN) in Vancouver, Washington. While at C-TRAN, Tellez-Fowler was responsible for more than $100 million in annual operations and capital budgets and represented the authority on a $3.5 billion Interstate 5 bridge replacement megaproject across the Columbia River on the Washington-Oregon border. While at C-TRAN, the organization earned Outstanding Transportation System of the Year twice, first in 2019 and again in 2022.

Before joining C-TRAN, Tellez-Fowler was the Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Trinity Metro in Fort Worth, Texas, where she oversaw the New Starts Federal Transit Administration grant application process for TEXRail, a $1 billion, 27-mile commuter rail between downtown Fort Worth and the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.

Tellez-Fowler earned a Master of Business Administration from Texas A&M University and a bachelor’s of Business Administration from Tarleton State University, graduating as a distinguished scholar. She lives in Gahanna.

Felicidades to our OSUCOM LMSA chapter members who attended the LMSA Midwest Regional Conference in Cleveland, Ohio!

Research was presented by Samantha Rojas, Alejandro de la Cova, Alexis Dinello, Lou Barry, Sabrina Almanashi, Julia Monasterio, and Jorge Flores Garcia.

Lou Barry was a winner of the best poster presentation!

They spent the weekend networking with Latino physicians in the Midwest, and learning how they can bring opportunities to our communities!

WEPA Corner

To help amplify and celebrate the accomplishments of our HLERG members, we will be sharing achievements, stories, births, promotions, and any other points of pride here for all to see! Please send any items to Belkis Clark for inclusion in monthly updates.

This month’s WEPA goes Dr. Zobeida- Cruz Monserrate. Check out the story below on her lab and the amazing work she is doing. WEPA- great work Dr. Cruz-Monserrate!

https://health.osu.edu/health/cancer/pancreatic-cancer-researcher

Events Around Town

Exploring the Afro-Latiné Diaspora 

Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Time: 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Location: Ohio Union, Center for Belonging and Social Change, Alonso Family Room

Job Opportunities

Spanish speaking Clinical Research Assistant (R96158)

To provide assistance in support of genetic clinical research studies; assists with implementation and coordination of studies; participates in recruitment of study participants; performs diagnostic testing; help with research genetic testing interpretation; assists with patients’ education and development of educational material; help with social networking and website for the study; assists with collection maintenance & reporting of clinical research data. For questions, reach out to india.ferguson@osumc.edu

Professional Development Opportunities

Inclusive Excellence Leadership Program – this program will initially target leaders at UH/ BSH/ Ross then broaden across the Medical Center over time. This six-month initiative will help build a pipeline of potential leaders to reflect the communities that we serve across all levels of the organization.  For more information:  https://onfirstup.com/ohiostate/ohiostate/contents/37566229 . For questions, contact Franklin Owusu (Franklin.Owusu@osumc.edu) & Tracey Boggs (Tracey.Boggs@osumc.edu).

We would like to invite HLERG members to submit photos to the first HLERG Photo Competition that will take place from September 18 to October 15, 2023, in honor of the Hispanic Heritage Month. Faculty, staff, scholars, and alumni are welcome to submit photographs that represent our history, culture, values, and roots. All photos must be the original work of the entrant and could have been taken inside or outside the United States.

Themes/categories:
1. People
2. Places
3. Food
4. Art

How to apply:
All photos can be submitted via online submission form (access here).
Each submission must include a brief narrative (150-word) explaining story and meaning of the image.
Images must be no larger than 16MD and no smaller than 1MB
Participants may submit ONE photograph in each of the categories (a max. of 4 submissions per participant)

Evaluation criteria:
Images will be assessed based on artistic expression, creativity, originality, photo commentary and the quality of the image.

Dates:
Submission phase: September 18 – October 6 (11:59 pm)
Evaluation phase: October 7 – October 11th
Award announcement: October 12th

• Awardees will be notified via email on October 11th.

• Eachawardee will receive an $25 Amazon gift card, a selection of two winners per category will be conducted.

• Awardees and their selected photos will be printed and framed as an 8″x10″ image. All images will be showcased in our website.

Come join us in celebrating US! The Hispanic/Latino ERG will be marching in this years parade. If interested in joining for the parade, please email belkis.clark@osumc.edu

Latino Heritage Month Parade details below