Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
College of Medicine - Tucson Faculty Award
March 2023
Awarded to Noshene Ranjbar, MD
Excerpt from the nomination letter: "Dr. Ranjbar has led efforts in providing mentorship, supervision, and training in performing culturally congruent, trauma-informed psychiatric evaluations for asylum seekers since 2015. As the lead psychiatrist with the U of A COM-T Asylum Clinic for the Underserved Peoples (CUP) Program, she has mentored more than 100 medical students and residents over the past 7 years. In her work as a clinical psychiatrist at BUMCS, nearly ¼ of her patients are Farsi-speaking refugees, asylees, or immigrants. As the only Farsi-speaking psychiatrist in Tucson and the UA/Banner system, Dr. Ranjbar provides cares for UA Farsi-speaking graduate and undergraduate students, as well as their families and friends who seek a culturally congruent and/or integrative approach to their mental health care. Through collaborations with the Lovell Foundation, The Center for Mind-Body Medicine, the NoVo Foundation, and the Wayfarer Foundation, she has supported the professional training of more than 100 Arizonans and an additional 70 individuals nationally since 2021, with a focus on indigenous and American Indian communities and those professionals serving these communities."
Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
College of Medicine - Tucson Award
August 2021
Awarded to: The Department
What the nominator said: “The department weaves principles of DEI into the fabric of daily work as clinicians, educators, researchers, and administrators. Faculty strive to innovate behavioral health treatment through applied scientific research, rigorous education and training, responsive community outreach, and compassionate service that is inclusive, equitable, anti-racist, and dedicated to social justice."