Office of Access, Opportunity, and Collaboration
The faculty and staff in the Office of Access, Opportunity, and Collaboration are here to help you navigate your experience at Roseman University College of Medicine. We are dedicated to providing support to everyone we serve. Working with our RUCOM stakeholders, we are committed to recognizing and nurturing merit, talent, and achievement by supporting equal opportunity in our education, services, administration, research, and creative activity. We will work to remove barriers to the recruitment, retention, and advancement of talented students, faculty, and staff in medical education and the practice of medicine. This will help us develop physicians with cultural understanding who can effectively serve Southern Nevada’s population.
A Rich Mix of Perspectives
We at RUCOM believe that a rich mix of perspectives strengthens our learning community and benefits our medical students, faculty, staff, and patients. We strive to create a culture where everyone feels valued and respected. This means fully appreciating differences in thought, expression, aspirations, and objectives. RUCOM values the many ways in which our medical students, faculty, and staff are different, including, but not limited to, age, life experiences, gender, physical ability, and geographical background.
To achieve our mission OAOC has established the following goals focused on six (6) areas:
RUCOM Climate
We will actively support a wide range of individuals and viewpoints to ensure a welcoming and respectful environment where everyone has the opportunity to succeed and thrive.
Conscious Stakeholdership
Build an organizational structure and culture dedicated to fairness and respect in all our work—teaching, research, service, and practice.
Pathways and Workforce Development
Create pathways for faculty, staff, and students to thrive academically, professionally and socially.
Curriculum
Integrate principles of fairness, respect, and a welcoming environment into all aspects of our curriculum and related events.
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Community Immersion
Create financial, intellectual, social, cultural, emotional, spiritual, physical and ecological wealth and resilience for communities.
Research and Scholarship
Foster an organizational culture dedicated to fairness and respect in research, service, and practice.
Office of Access, Opportunity, and Collaboration
Making an Impact in Our Community
The Office of Access, Opportunity, and Collaboration at Roseman University College of Medicine is dedicated to transforming lives in Las Vegas. We partner with community organizations to bring vital health resources, inspire young minds with science and medicine, and create pathways to opportunity for all. Join us as we build a healthier, brighter future for our city.
March events
- Health Occupations Students of America State Leadership Conference:
Wednesday, March 5, 2025, Reno, NV
- A Rose Grows in the Desert @-
Thursday, March 6, 2025, Cristo Rey St. Viator High School, Las Vegas NV
- Leadership Las Vegas: Post-Secondary Fair
Friday, March 14, 2025, Nevada State University, Las Vegas NV
- Junior Career Speakers Series
Tuesday, March 25, 2025, Nevada State University Las Vegas, NV
o Drs. Kanee Lerwill and J.P. Vilai panel speakers for Careers in Medicine presentation
- STEM Day– Nasir Academy for Gifted Children
Thursday, March 27, 2025
- Stem Fair: D. L. Dickens Elementary School
Friday, March 28, 2025 5:30 – 7:30 pm
- Stem Activity: Las Vegas Rescue Mission (with children who reside at the shelter)
Saturday, March 29, 2025- 1 pm – 2:30 pm
Resources
RUCOM is committed to the recruitment, retention and professional development of all faculty. This commitment is reflected among the core goals of the Office of Faculty Affairs and Learning Innovation (OFALI) headed by Dr. Marin Gillis.
Here are a few resources, for additional resources and information visit the Office of Faculty Affairs and Learning Innovation
- Culture Quality Collaborative: http://thecqc.org/Resources.html
- AAMC Search and recruitment: https://www.aamc.org/about-us/equity-diversity-inclusion/unconscious-bias-training
AAMC: http://www.aamc.org/students/start.htm
Aspiring Docs: http://www.aspiringdocs.org
Explore Health Careers: http://www.explorehealthcareers.org
Medical Student Resource Guide: http://www.studentdoc.com/
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Taskforce Initiatives
Created in June 2021, The Taskforce was formed to address issues of Roseman University College of Medicine (RUCOM). The Taskforce comprises faculty, administration, staff, and student representatives. The overriding purpose of the Taskforce is to develop a college-wide (RUCOM) strategic plan that complements the Mission and Value statements. The Taskforce meets quarterly to foster and promote collaborative initiatives and programs throughout RUCOM.
Pre-med ASPIRE Pathway Programs
ASPIRE tracks students from as early as elementary school to medical school – with one major goal – to increase the number of the physician workforce by exposing and providing learning opportunities for students traditionally underrepresented in medicine and to educate students to provide comprehensive care to the Southern Nevada community.
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