Diversity, Equity, Inclusion

At the University of Wisconsin Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, we value and promote an inclusive environment that respects, welcomes and embraces differences across all of our missions including, but not limited to race, gender, gender identity, ethnicity, language, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental ability, religion, income, and national origin.

To achieve this, we provide education and promote policies and practices that support patients, their families and our employees throughout the State of Wisconsin and beyond.

We embrace the mission, vision, values, and strategies set forth by the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, UW Health, and the combined Office of Diversity and Equity Transformation. As the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, we embrace the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' Commitment to Changing the Culture of Medicine and Eliminating Racial Disparities in Women's Health Outcomes. 

The UW Ob-Gyn Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee's goals are to:

  • Make the department more welcoming and inclusive
  • Incorporate anti-racism principles throughout the department
  • Increase diversity among faculty, staff, trainees, and collaborators
  • Improve the patient experience and health outcomes for women from underrepresented groups

UW Ob-Gyn DEI Committee

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  • India Anderson-Carter, MD – Chair
  • Jacquelyn Adams, MD
  • Sari Archer, NP
  • Jacquelyn Askins
  • Laura Berghahn, MD
  • Shiva Bidar-Sielaff
  • Cheryl Casey'Grant
  • Anastasia Doherty, CNM
  • Greg Erickson
  • Denise Fryzelka, CNM
  • Luther Gaston, MD
  • Laura Hanks, MD
  • Ellen Hartenbach, MD
  • Emelle Holmes-Drammeh, PA
  • Kara Hoppe, DO, MS
  • Beverly Hutcherson
  • Laura Kwitek, DNP
  • Ushma Patel, MD
  • Benjamin Pickus, MD
  • Julia Reeves, MPH
  • Awa Sanneh, MD
  • Lisa Scott, PhD
  • Nicole Shapiro, NP
  • Naomi Takahashi
  • Catherine Zhang, MD

Ob-Gyn residents host outreach session for SMPH students

On April 24, 2025, UW Department of Ob-Gyn residents hosted a diversity, equity, and inclusion session with UW School of Medicine and Public Health students. Around 20 students joined the session to learn more about DEI in the UW Department of Ob-Gyn residency and get some hands-on skills training from ob-gyn residents.Reside... more

Grand Rounds: Tellez-Giron presents Providing Culturally Sensitive Obstetric Care for the Latine Community

On February 6, 2025, Patricia Tellez-Giron, MD, associate professor in the UW School of Medicine and Public Health Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, presented the Grand Rounds lecture “Providing Culturally Sensitive Obstetric Care for the Latine Community.”In the lecture, Tellez-Giron explained the connectio... more

Green adds perspective to article about implicit bias training in medicine

Tiffany Green, PhD, associate professor in the Division of Reproductive and Population Health, shared thoughts about the role of implicit bias training in addressing maternal health disparities in an article from Rebellious Magazine.In the article To Close Racial Gap in Maternal Health, Some States Take Aim at Implicit Bias, ... more

Women's Healthcast: Health Equity in Endometrial Cancer, featuring Charlotte Gamble

Incidence and mortality rates for endometrial cancer within the United States are on the rise. We also see a significant disparity in survival rates for endometrial cancer between Black and white patients in the U.S.Charlotte Gamble, MD, MPH, joined this episode of the Women's Healthcast to discuss disparities in treating and... more

Grand Rounds: Adams and Zapata present “Creating a Diverse Team to Combat Maternal Mortality”

On August 15, 2024, Jacquelyn Adams, MD, MS, assistant professor in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, and Jasmine Zapata, MD, MPH, assistant professor in the UW School of Medicine and Public Health Department of Pediatrics, presented the Grand Rounds lecture “Creating a Diverse Team to Combat Maternal Mortality.”In the... more
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