Jonathan Williams, MD receives AAN DEI Project Grant

Congratulations to PROUD-MED Scholar Jonathan Williams, MD (Neurology) on his recent American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Project Grant funded by the AAN for 2025. The AAN DEI Innovator Grants and AAN DEI Project Grants support projects, events, and activities that foster DEI within the WashU Medicine Department of Neurology and the communities they serve. Dr. […]

Program for Underrepresented in Medicine for Equity and Diversity (PROUD-MED) 2024 Cohort

PROUD-MED 2024 Scholars

The ICTS congratulates and proudly announces the selected 2024 Scholars for PROUD-MED, the Program for Underrepresented in Medicine for Equity and Diversity. PROUD-MED is a new initiative supported by the ICTS and WashU Medicine to enhance underrepresented in medicine (URiM) faculty development by providing mentored clinical research training, dedicated Research Development Program (RDP) resources, senior faculty support, and group mentorship as a […]

Zainab Mahmoud, MD, MSc funds her K23

Mahmoud

Congratulations to PROUD-MED Scholar Zainab Mahmoud, MD, MSc (Internal Medicine, Cardiology) on the funding of her K23 “Improving Maternal Cardiovascular Outcomes Through the Implementation of a Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Bundle in Nigeria”, 1K23HL173684-01. The award, funded through the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, seeks to mitigate postpartum blood pressure in Nigeria–which “has the […]

Jonathan Williams, MD receives Award from the Southeast MMC Hub

Jonathan Williams, MD

Congratulations to PROUD-MED Scholar Jonathan Williams, MD (Neurology) on his recent feasibility and efficacy award from the Southeast MMC Hub! The award, supported through Meharry Medical College, is based on the Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Consortium to Advance Health Equity and Researcher Diversity (AiM-AHEAD) program. In this one year project, Dr. Williams will evaluate a culturally […]

ICTS Announces Inaugural Cohort for PROUD-MED

PROUD-MED 2023 Scholars graphic

The ICTS congratulates and proudly announces the selected 2023 Scholars for PROUD-MED, the Program for Underrepresented in Medicine for Equity and Diversity. PROUD-MED is a new initiative supported by the ICTS and Washington University School of Medicine to enhance underrepresented in medicine (URiM) faculty development by providing mentored clinical research training, dedicated Research Development Program (RDP) resources, senior faculty support, and group […]