Georgetown School of Medicine Appointed Peer Dialogue Facilitator Program

Diversity Dialogues in Medicine (DDIM) is a dynamic peer education and community-building program at the Georgetown School of Medicine (GUSOM).  GUSOM Appointed Peer Dialogue Facilitators seek to educate themselves and others about diversity, identity, and intergroup dynamics in order to create dialogue spaces that build common understandings across groups. For more information on the program and its requirements, visit: PDF Webpage

Diversity Dialogues in Medicine is a year-long program open to M2s during the academic year 2019-2020 (August - April) that provides a unique learning opportunity for GUSOM students to engage on a range of identity topics including but not limited to: race, ethnicity, gender, class, sexuality, and faith. Sponsored by the Office of Diversity & Inclusion at GUSOM, dialogues aim to be intergroup, gathering people from multiple backgrounds and identities for 1-2 hour dialogues of a different topic each month.

The Goal of the Diversity Dialogues in Medicine is to:
  • Engage across difference of perspective and identity
  • Foster intergroup community through a diversity of identities (doctors, patients, families, teams of healthcare professionals)
  • Explore personal experience, societal issues, health care challenges
  • Provide tools for navigating difference on and off campus
 
Sexual Assault Peer Educators: 
The mission of the Georgetown University School of Medicine Sexual Assault Peer Educators (SAPE) is to engage the Georgetown School of Medicine community in addressing and responding to the issue of sexual misconduct. We aim to empower both survivors and student allies with the tools to seek support and resources on campus, and with the skills to utilize this knowledge and awareness in both personal and professional settings. Through peer-facilitated discussion, training, and education, we create a shared responsibility to be active bystanders, challenging rape culture through creating a “survivor-centric” environment at the School of Medicine.

For more information on SAPE, please explore the official SAPE website here. 
 
Benefits:
As a result of participating, PDFs & SAPErs will derive the following benefits of this program:
  • Hone and finesse strong facilitation and robust group conversation skills
  • Develop a set of communication and listening skills that will help you to better serve diverse patient populations
  • Receive in-depth training on discussing and deepening understanding around diversity and inclusion issue
  • Learn the skills of public narrative to tell your story of self, us and now to inspire action and commitment around social issues
  • Opportunity to build up your CV and portfolio
Typical Responsibilities of Peer Dialogue Facilitators:
  • Coordinate facilitations related to social justice and diversity topics
  • Conduct training sessions for student groups and academic classes to deepen their awareness of social identities, systems of power, and intergroup dialogue
  • Serve as peer facilitator who runs monthly discussion groups on campus
 
Typical Responsibilities of Sexual Assault Peer Educators:
  • Create a shared responsibility to be active bystanders, challenging rape culture by creating a “survivor-centric” 
  • Conduct trainings and dialogue sessions

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