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Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee


The Department of Radiation Oncology Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Committee is comprised of clinical and research faculty, residents and staff. The first official meeting of the committee was held virtually on September 11, 2020.

Mission Statement

We want to cultivate an environment of inclusion and diversity where members feel valued, respected, heard and empowered through education and patient care.

Our Goals

The Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee hopes to accomplish the following:

  • Offer asynchronous, EDI-relevant training opportunities to all department members.
  • Offer book and movie/documentary discussion opportunities.
  • Offer opportunities for department members to express their EDI feedback anonymously.
  • Invite subject-matter experts to speak.
  • Network with EDI committees in the hospital system.
  • Engage in a periodic EDI assessment to evaluate progress in achieving our goals.  

EDI in the Department of Radiation Oncology

Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion


Committee Members

Melissa Vyfhuis

Melissa Ana Liriano Vyfhuis, MD, PhD (she/her)
EDI Committee Chair
Associate Professor and Physician
Medical Director of Radiation Oncology at UM-CRMC
 

Chaitanya Kalavagunta

Chaitanya Kalavagunta, PhD (he/him)
EDI Committee Vice Chair
Assistant Professor and Medical Physicist

 

Dominic Bulkley

Dominic Bulkley (he/him)
EDI Committee Treasurer
Senior Project Specialist

 

Sara Dudley

Sara A. Dudley, MD
Assistant Professor and Physician

Rivka Leichter

Rivka Leichter, CRNP, FNPC
Nurse Practitioner 

 

Acara Carter

Acara Carter
Clinical Research Coordinator

 

David Alicia

David Alicia
Dosimetrist

Renee Kwok

Renee Kwok
Senior Clinical Nurse I

 

Michael MacFarlane

Michael J. MacFarlane, PhD
Assistant Professor and Medical Physicist

 

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Nicole Helie
Lead Clinical Research Specialist

 

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Austin Thompson, MD (he/him)
EDI Committee Resident Liaison 
Resident Physician

 

Kennecia Shaw

Kennecia Shaw
Operations Manager

 

Jessica White

Jessica White (she/her)
Sr. Program Coordinator

 

Cameron Chason

Cameron Chason
EDI Committee Secretary

Human Resources Manager

Kim Marter

Kim Marter
Sr. Dosimetrist

Tiffany McKinney

Tiffany McKinney
Research Manager

Jessica Gattis

Jessica Gattis
Practice Coordinator

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Kai Huang, PhD
Medical Physics Resident

Yasmeen Ghazala

Ghazala Yasmeen, (DMG)
IS & T Corporate Liaison Officer, Rad Onc