Members of the Student National Medical Association (SNMA) at Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine (KPSOM) recently held an Inclusive Excellence Storytelling Series in celebration of Black History Month. Led by KPSOM student Evangeline Adjei-Danquah, attendees gathered to share stories, connect, break bread together, and learn more about the school’s Inclusive Excellence initiatives that will span the remainder of the semester and beyond.
“The Inclusive Excellence Committee Storytelling Series is important because it centers on lived experiences that are often underrepresented in society, traditional academia, and medical spaces,” said Adjei-Danquah. “As medical students, we are trained to value evidence and data, but storytelling reminds us that patient care is also rooted in identity, history, and narrative. Working with SNMA to launch the series during Black History Month was intentional; it created space to honor the depth, resilience, and contributions of Black voices beyond a single lecture or statistic. It also reinforced that Black history is not separate from medicine or society but deeply interconnected with both.”
