Gary C Butts, Md Email and Phone Number

Gary C. Butts, MD is a visionary leader with more than 20 years experience in designing, developing and managing D&I programs and strategies in executive level academic healthcare. He is Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer for the Mount Sinai Health System and Dean for Diversity Programs, Policy and Community Affairs for the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. In these roles, Dr. Butts is responsible for oversight, management and integration of all aspects of diversity programs and policies for the Mount Sinai Health System to ensure diversity and inclusion as an integral core institutional value and resource across the health system, including the medical and graduate schools, graduate medical education and the Mount Sinai Health System hospitals.Dr. Butts holds joint appointments as Professor with tenure in the Departments of Pediatrics, Medical Education, and Environmental Medicine/Public Health. He has spent over 3 decades providing healthcare services to East and Central Harlem residents and the past 15 years developing and spearheading efforts to improve and sustain racial, ethnic and gender diversity across all levels of education, training, and faculty for the School of Medicine. Since 2004, he has directed the Center for Multicultural and Community Affairs (CMCA), which has been recognized as a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Center of Excellence for Minority Health. Dr. Butts has directed the Mount Sinai Health System Office for Diversity and Inclusion since 2014. Core focus areas include:• Recruitment, Retention and Advancement• Leadership/Talent Development• Education and Training• Research on Workforce and Health Disparities• Youth Education Programs• Compliance and Data Collection & Reporting• LGBT Programs and Policy• Advocacy for Women• ADA/Disabilities• Diversity Councils/Employee Resource Groups• Communications• Community Engagement• Supplier Diversity

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