The Einstein Hispanic Center of Excellence (HCOE) provides leadership and training in research and education relating to Hispanic health issues, health disparities, cultural competency, and healthcare concerns.
Established in 2001 under a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and continually funded by the Louis and Rachel Rudin Foundation since 2006, the Center is an outgrowth of Einstein College of Medicine's longstanding commitment to under-represented minorities. Operating under the aegis of the Einstein Institute for Community and Collaborative Health, the Center is the first and only Hispanic Center of Excellence in New York State. The HCOE's initiatives reinforce Einstein's continued presence and participation in the Bronx community.
As a Hispanic Center of Excellence, Albert Einstein College of Medicine is one of a multi-state group of distinguished institutions that are recognized as leaders in serving the needs of the Hispanic community. We are members of the Hispanic Serving Health Professions Schools and National Council for Diversity in the Health Professions.
HCOE Objectives
- Expand the pool of qualified Hispanic students who apply for admission to Einstein by increasing and enhancing cooperative programs with Fordham University, Lehman College, Mercy College, and other educational institutions.
- Enhance the academic performance and success of under-represented minority and other students by expanding counseling and mentoring programs.
- Strengthen Einstein's curriculum in cultural competency and health issues affecting minorities.
- Build more extensive clinical experience for all Einstein medical students at community health centers serving minority populations.
- Assure the retention, promotion, and success of under-represented minority junior faculty members at Einstein through the creation of a Faculty Development Fellowship Program.
- Promote faculty and student research in minority health.