SHLI
Program
RWJF DEI HBCU Medical School Program
A Robert Wood Johnson Foundation initiative advancing health equity by developing diverse healthcare professionals and the communities they serve, with a focus on social and political determinants of health.
Institute
Satcher Health Leadership InstituteType
Program
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) DEI HBCU Medical School Program advances health equity through targeted strategies and innovative approaches that empower diverse healthcare learners and providers to lead and make a lasting impact.
The program incorporates social and political determinants of health into the development, training, evaluation, and implementation of actionable solutions that close the health gap in medically vulnerable populations. It is coordinated through SHLI in collaboration with other HBCU medical institutions.
People
Team
Leadership
Advisory Council Members
RWJF Advisory Council Members
MSBE
Professor Brandon G. Henry is a biology educator, researcher, and academic leader with more than a decade of experience in STEM education. He is Assistant Professor of Biology at Albany State University and an eCore Instructor for the University System of Georgia, with a focus on mentorship, pre-med advising, and building pathways into the health professions.
MHA
William Jahmal Miller is a healthcare executive, board director, and public policy leader with 28 years of experience building equitable, high-performing health systems. He is Chief Administrative Officer for Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group, a CommonSpirit Health division, and served from 2013 to 2018 as the inaugural Deputy Director of the Office of Health Equity at the California Department of Public Health. He is the author of Equity, Equality & Justice for All (2023).
PhD
Dr. Gloria D. Thomas is President of Higher Education Resource Services (HERS), a Denver-based leadership development and research organization for women and gender-diverse leaders in higher education. She joined HERS in 2021 after directing women's centers at UNC-Chapel Hill and the University of Michigan, and previously served at the American Council on Education. Her scholarship examines women's careers in higher education.
Part of
Satcher Health Leadership Institute