
Contact
For administrative calls, please contact:
- Melissa Platt
- plattm@uthscsa.edu
- 210-567-4615
Departments & Divisions
Chiquita Collins, Ph.D., M.A.
Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Chief Diversity Officer
Associate Professor
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Professional Background
Education
- 1996 - Ph.D. - Sociology/Demography - University of Michigan
- 1993 - M.A. - Sociology - University of Michigan
Training
- 2019 - Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Program - Drexel University College of Medicine
- 2018 - Healthcare Executive Diversity and Inclusion Certificate (HEDIC) Program - Association of American Medical Colleges
- 2014 - Johns Hopkins University Leadership Development Program - Johns Hopkins University
- 2004 - Woodrow Wilson Career Enhancement Fellowship - Princeton University
- 1999 - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholars in Health Policy Scholar - University of California
Appointments
- March 2022 - Vice President for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion - UT Health San Antonio
- October 2020 - Vice Dean, Inclusion & Diversity for Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine - UT Health San Antonio
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Service
Service to the Profession
2023 - Advisory Member, Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Minority Faculty
Education Committee
2022-2023 Board Member, IC2 Institute
2020-2021 Texas Medical Schools Diversity Consortium
2013-2018 Member, Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Group on Women in
Medicine and Science
2018-2023 Member, National Diversity Council Healthcare and Time's UP HealthcareNational
2021-2023 Chair, Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Group on Diversity and
Inclusion -
Publications