Medical Opportunities for Students and Aspiring Inclusive Clinicians (MOSAIC)
NYC Health + Hospitals is the nation鈥檚 largest public health care system, dedicated to providing the highest quality health care services to over one million 海角直播ers a year regardless of their ability to pay. Our System is committed to a physician workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve.
Launched in 2021, MOSAIC is a suite of interventions aimed to help students and trainees from underrepresented backgrounds gain clinical and experiential opportunities at NYC Health + Hospitals (H+H). The MOSAIC initiative was named after David Dinkins, the first Black Mayor of NYC, who said 鈥満＝侵辈� is not a melting pot but a gorgeous mosaic鈥� of race and religious faith, of national origin and sexual orientation.鈥� Research has consistently shown that patients have better health outcomes and higher satisfaction with care when their physicians are from similar backgrounds.
Our goals are to expand NYC Health + Hospitals鈥� physician workforce by:
- Creating a pool of competitive candidates from underrepresented backgrounds who are interested in medicine
- Building necessary skills and training, beginning early in their medical career
- Offering support and resources for medical school matriculation and beyond
- Recruiting medical students with the opportunity to participate in clinical rotations at NYC H+H
The programs include the following, and are expected to continue expand over the coming years:
- MOSAIC Visiting Scholars Program 鈥� elective rotations at NYC H+H for medical students and residents from underrepresented backgrounds to reflect the patient populations we serve and for those who are committed to providing care to underserved communities
- Career Day & Hospital Youth Academy 鈥� programs for middle school and high school students in 海角直播 City who are interested in careers in science and medicine
