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    Shani Fleming, MSHS, MPH, PA-C

    Shani Fleming, MSHS, MPH, PA-C

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    Associate Professor

    Chief Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Officer

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    School of Graduate Studies

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    Language, Literacy, and Culture

    Health Professional Workforce Diversity

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    Phone: 410-706-1850

    Email: shani.fleming@umaryland.edu

    Professor Fleming has devoted her career to promoting social justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion within the health care community. She serves as an associate professor in the Graduate School’s Physician Assistant (PA) Program and Intercultural Leadership Certificate Program. She also is an executive team member of the Physician Assistant Leadership and Learning Academy. She has significant clinical, academic, and leadership experience as a PA, practicing primarily in underserved communities and advocating for and coordinating curricula addressing social determinants of health, LGBTQ+ care, and cultural humility within PA education programs. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and earned master’s degrees in public health and health science from George Washington University. She is a diversity and inclusion leader within national and state organizations, reaching thousands of underrepresented racial and ethnic high school and college students and advocating for increased representation in the health professional workforce. She encourages, leads, and fights for inclusive and just environments for faculty, staff, and students. She is pursuing her PhD in language, literacy, and culture from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, completing a dissertation examining the impact of advancing academic credentials on health professional workforce diversity.

    For interview requests, please contact the Office of Communications and Public Affairs.

    Tagged: The Future of Health Care Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion


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