To celebrate the last week of Black History Month, the University of South Alabama College of Medicine Office of Diversity and Inclusion honors our very own history makers at our beloved institution. This timeline has been compiled to celebrate the contributions of African Americans at the USA College of Medicine and USA Health while also acknowledging that we have a long way to go toward true inclusion and equity.

Winners in each category will be announced in the July 16 issue of Lagniappe, with an awards ceremony planned for Friday, July 18, at the Saenger Theatre in downtown Mobile.
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Participants painted, sewed, glued, beaded and feathered their creations with the hope of winning one of the cash prizes.
USA Health Children’s & Women’s Hospital received 20 Facebook Portals to be used within the neonatal and pediatric intensive care units and the high-risk obstetrics unit.
USA Health has extended the notice requirement for licensed, certified and professional staff.

Thousands of educators and school support staff signed up for appointments to receive the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine at the one-day clinic. See the gallery of photos.

For the strongest protection against COVID-19, USA Health employees who have received the first dose of the vaccine should make sure to schedule and receive their second dose.
This week, although Mardi Gras looks a bit different than usual, continue to be intentional at uncovering and illuminating Black stories and Black experiences this month and beyond.

Before the installation of the new machine, the next available appointment for a scan at one of our hospitals was longer than we wanted it to be. Now, the goal is to be able to schedule an appointment within just a few days.

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In an opinion article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, leaders in the field of molecular pathology advocate for the standardization of gene product naming among medical professionals and scientists.