Linda Solis, PhD; UIW-SOM

Linda Grace Solis, Ph.D. (she/her) is an Associate Professor of Applied Humanities at the University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine (UIWSOM) in San Antonio, Texas. She is dedicated to education, particularly in the medical education setting, where she encourages learners to become holistic, open-minded, and culturally and socially aware physicians. Her teaching focuses on topics such as self-awareness and emotional intelligence, cultural and intellectual humility, unconscious bias, inclusive practices in a healthcare setting, communication skills, and giving and receiving feedback.

Dr. Solis delights in opening doors for individuals who are from communities which are under- represented in medicine (URM), and about increasing diversity in all aspects of medical education. She is currently the immediate past chair of AACOM’s Council on Diversity and Equity, having served as inaugural secretary and chair of the council. Her service extends to organizations beyond osteopathic education as well, serving on the Board of Directors for the National Healthcare Diversity Council. Closer to home, she serves as chair of the Board of Commissioners for the Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio and co-chair UIWSOM’s Anti-Racist Transformation in Medical Education program.

Dr. Solis holds a PhD in Leadership Studies from Our Lady of the Lake University. She fervently hopes for, and works toward, a more just and equitable world and is doing what she can to bring those ideals to medical education and healthcare. When she isn’t trying to change the world, she can likely be found on her sofa with a good book, and a cat or two on her lap.

Dr. Solis discloses that she has no relevant financial relationships with any organization producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients relative to the content of this presentation.