Belonging, Equity & Empowerment Diversity Officer Welcome Message Anti-Discrimination Policy Our Mission & Vision Meet the Team Equity Advisors Programs & Resources Affinity Groups Faculty Resources Student Resource Centers & Services Cultural & Heritage Months Cultural & Heritage Months Our Cultural and Heritage Month celebrations offer an opportunity to recognize and congratulate the UCI School of Medicine champions of inclusive excellence who are shaping the future of healthcare for all. Home About Belonging, Equity & Empowerment > Cultural & Heritage Months Celebrating Cultural Diversity in Medicine Our community includes many individuals who take immense pride in their personal and cultural identities, as well as in their service to diverse communities. We celebrate our School of Medicine students, staff and faculty members who have contributed to the advancement of diversity in medicine and the health sciences through research, education, clinical care, public service and mentorship. We welcome you to nominate School of Medicine faculty, staff, students, fellows and residents, as well as programs/events and historical figures for the annual commemorations of the history and heritage months outlined below. SUBMIT NOMINATION Questions? Contact the BEE team at bee@hs.uci.edu. Black History Month February 1–28 Women's History Month March 1–31 Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) Heritage Month April 1–30 Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month May 1–31 LGBTQIA+ Pride Month June 1–30 Hispanic Heritage Month September 15–October 15 Native American Heritage Month November 1–30 News Jun 13, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine Celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride Month 2025 Features & Briefs UCI School of Medicine Office of Belonging, Equity and Empowerment (DEI) BEE Cultural Heritage Months May 19, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2025 Features & Briefs UCI School of Medicine Office of Belonging, Equity and Empowerment (DEI) BEE Cultural Heritage Months Apr 09, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine Celebrating Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) Heritage Month 2025 Features & Briefs UCI School of Medicine Office of Belonging, Equity and Empowerment (DEI) BEE Cultural Heritage Months View All News Past School of Medicine Heritage Month Recognitions 2024 Black History Month (February) Nellie Valentine Sophia Ederaine, MD C. Eric McCoy, MD, MPH Nii-Kabu Kabutey, MD Black History Month 2024 news story Women's History Month (March) Rakhi Dayal, MD Rebecca Bennett, MD Jessica Campos, MD womens history Month 2024 news story Middle Eastern & North African (MENA) Heritage Month (April) Mehdi Abouzari, MD, PhD Ghalia Azouz Alliya Qazi, MD MENA Heritage Month 2024 news story Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month (May) Dana Le, MD, & Angelina Lo, MD Afshan Hameed, MD Sunmin Lee, ScD AANHPI Heritage Month 2024 news story LGBTQIA+ Pride Month (June) Ajanta Naidu, MD Kimberly Gimenez, MD eQuality lgbtqia+ Heritage Month 2024 news story Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 - October 15) Richard Echeverria Gilberto Osuna-Leon Valery C. Vilchez Parra, MD HISPANIC Heritage Month 2024 news story Native American Heritage Month (November) Yet to be announced. 2023 Black History Month (February) Candace Taylor Lucas, MD, MPH Yannick Fotio, PharmD, PhD Cassandra Smith & Helen Leka Black History Month 2023 news story Women's History Month (March) Maria Victoria Peralta, MD Nimisha Parekh, MD womens history Month 2023 news story Middle Eastern & North African (MENA) Heritage Month (April) Selma Masri, PhD Yarah Haidar, MD Nancy Guirguis, EdD, MSW Rana Andary, MS3 & Ghali Khalil, MS3 Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month (May) Bonnie Lee, MD Irene Tsai, MD Nicholas Garcia, MS3 AANHPI Heritage Month 2023 news story LGBTQIA+ Pride Month (June) Brit Cervantes Ronald Rivera, MD Ọmọtayọ Balogun, MPH, MS1 lgbtqia+ Heritage Month 2023 news story Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 - October 15) Alfonso Vera, MD Jaime Landman, MD Jose Vasquez Valeria Rangel Hispanic Heritage Month 2023 News Story Native American Heritage Month (November) John Gamber, PhD Heather Tanana, JD Justin Richland, PhD Alexander Red Eagle, MD, PhD Native American Heritage Month 2023 News Story