Note: The group photo was taken in October 2019 in support of National Coming Out Day.
The Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Kaleidoscope Project began as a student-led initiative and has been warmly embraced by our OUWB leadership. The project celebrates the LGBTQ+ community at OUWB and promotes inclusivity amongst all realms of medical education — from the classroom to patient care.
The term “kaleidoscope” comes from the Greek roots meaning “beauty” and “form.” With this in mind, members of the project are committed to seeing the beauty in all forms of LGBTQ+ diversity through an intersectional lens. We also promise to support the wellness of these communities and to address disparities that exist both consciously and unconsciously in today’s academic and health care environments.
Especially with current events in our country, we want to acknowledge the intersectionality of identities and the clear disparities that exist, particularly for the Black and Brown members of the LGBTQ+ community.
Multiple studies have shown clear health disparities that affect Black and Brown members of the LGBTQ+ community. Furthermore, there has been and continues to be numerous acts of murder and violence against people of color in the transgender community.
| Name | Role |
| Nelia Afonso | Faculty |
| Mehak Ahmed | Medical Student |
| Begum Akay | Faculty |
| Stefanie Attardi | Faculty |
| Emily Babcock | Medical Student |
| Patrice Barish | Faculty |
| Sara Barlow | Medical Student |
| Malli Barremklaa | Faculty |
| Dwayne Baxa | Faculty |
| Rossini Batino | Medical Student |
| Kerrin Bersani | Medical Student |
| Paige Bimberg | Medical Student |
| Paul Bozyk | Faculty |
| Megan Bricely | Medical Student |
| Berkley Browne | Staff |
| Abram Brummett | Faculty |
| Nancy Bulgarelli | Staff |
| Kaylie Bullock | Medical Student |
| Anna Carman | Medical Student |
| Rachel Connell | Medical Student |
| Justine Chee | Medical Student |
| Dinasha Dahanayake | Medical Student |
| Zev Davidovich | Faculty |
| Maya Desai | Medical Student |
| Andrew Dietderich | Staff |
| Sara Diltz | Medical Student |
| Joshua Dilworth | Staff |
| Sneha Dodaballapur | Medical Student |
| Tori Drzyzga | Medical Student |
| Lauren Eberhardt | Medical Student |
| Raina Ernstoff | Faculty |
| Cheyenna Espinoza | Medical Student |
| Kelly Fahey | Medical Student |
| Michelle Fedorowicz | Medical Student |
| Angie Freeman | Staff |
| Patricia Fuentes | Medical Student |
| Paige Girdley | Medical Student |
| Douglas Gould | Faculty |
| Sara Grant | Medical Student |
| Tanner Hafen | Medical Student |
| Nida Haider | Medical Student |
| Marlin Amy Halder | Medical Student |
| Anisah Hashmi | Medical Student |
| Maryam Hermez | Medical Student |
| Mahmoud Hijazi | Medical Student |
| Aimee Hite | Medical Student |
| Mallory Hoevet | Medical Student |
| Jaime Hope | Staff |
| Charlene Hsia | Medical Student |
| Helen Huetteman | Medical Student |
| Inaya Hajj Hussein | Faculty |
| Eric James | Medical Student |
| Michele Jasukaitis | Staff |
| Dan Kallenberger | Staff |
| Pradeep Kaminoulu | Faculty |
| Patrick Karabon | Staff |
| Kyeorda Kemp | Faculty |
| Raheel Khan | Medical Student |
| Cheryne Kim | Medical Student |
| Helen Kim | Medical Student |
| Kassy Kneen | Medical Student |
| Ryan Ko | Medical Student |
| Claire Kopachik | Medical Student |
| Andrew H. Kotsis | Faculty |
| Amelia Kruse | Medical Student |
| Grace Kummerfeld | Medical Student |
| Kylee Kus | Medical Student |
| Sarah Lerchenfeldt | Faculty |
| Tiffany Loh | Medical Student |
| Nick Ludka | Medical Student |
| Ben Malamet | Medical Student |
| Robert McAuley | Faculty |
| Robert McClowry | Faculty |
| Claire McNary | Medical Student |
| Daniel L Menkes | Faculty |
| Duane Mezwa | Dean |
| Michelle Mich | Staff |
| Amelia Najor | Medical Student |
| David Obudzinski | Faculty |
| Kaitlin Pataroque | Medical Student |
| Bhavin Patel | Faculty |
| Rajavi Patel | Medical Student |
| Shivam Patel | Medical Student |
| Gustavo Patino | Faculty |
| Grace Peterson | Medical Student |
| Deirdre Pitts | Staff |
| Rebecca Pratt | Faculty |
| Dalia Rahmon | Medical Student |
| Shruti Ramakrishna | Faculty |
| Chandler Ray | Medical Student |
| Sienna Ringgenberg | Medical Student |
| Robin Rivest | Staff |
| Victoria Roach | Faculty |
| Kevin Roby | Medical Student |
| Ryan Rogers | Medical Student |
| Kristin Rybski | Medical Student |
| Kara Sawarynski | Faculty |
| Andrea Scheid | Faculty |
| Daniel Schlegel | Staff |
| Elizabeth Seeley | Medical Student |
| Alexandra Shaw | Faculty |
| Erin Shirey | Staff |
| Parag Somalingam | Faculty |
| Aviv Spillinger | Medical Student |
| Lori Stec | Faculty |
| Tulasi Talluri | Medical Student |
| Jonathan Tang | Medical Student |
| Kerri Tang | Medical Student |
| Tracey Taylor | Faculty |
| David Thomas | Staff |
| Katy Torma | Staff |
| Alexis Tran | Medical Student |
| Danielle Turner-Lawrence | Faculty |
| Virginia Uhley | Faculty |
| Anthony Sanabria | Medical Student |
| Kevin Van | Medical Student |
| Ann Voorheis-Sargent | Staff |
| Trishia Wajda | Staff |
| Brianna Walter | Medical Student |
| Hayley Walton | Medical Student |
| Stephen Warnick Jr. | Faculty |
| Michael Warren | Faculty |
| Jason Wasserman | Faculty |
| Rose Wedemeyer | Staff |
| Cathy Welch | Staff |
| Katie Weyand | Staff |
| Katie Wheeler | Medical Student |
| Victoria Whiting | Medical Student |
| Tiffany Williams | Staff |
| Stephanie Wong | Medical Student |
| Amy Youn | Faculty |
| Kelsey Zuchowicz | Staff |
