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Sylk Sotto-Santiago
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs, Development, and Diversity (&Equity)
Indiana University
Education/Degree:
1 Higher Education (University of Denver)
About
Dr. Sotto-Santiago serves as the vice chair for faculty affairs, development, and diversity in the department of medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine. As an assistant professor of medicine, her scholarship and research centers on (in)equity in academic medicine. Her interests include equity and inclusion; faculty affairs and professional development; STEM & medical education; organizational leadership and administration; and the intersection of research ethics with health equity.
Current Work
As an administrator/practitioner scholar, Dr. Sotto-Santiago combines scholarship and practice in ways that positively challenge institutional practices, influence development and action; and expands frameworks used in academic medicine. Her academic and professional service is framed within four focus areas through an equity, inclusion and justice lens: 1. Studying and addressing structural barriers and opportunities within administration and organizational leadership of academic medicine. 2. Enhancing STEM and medical education while promoting inclusive environments. 3. Expanding and tailoring faculty and professional development opportunities while contributing to the discipline. 4. Advancing health equity.
Research Area Keyword(s)
diversity, Equity, inclusion, medicine