As part of the UCI ADVANCE Program for Equity and Diversity, the UCI School of Medicine has four designated equity advisors. The UCI ADVANCE Program produced guidelines that support the education and training provided to search committees in achieving equity and diversity in the faculty recruitment process. Equity advisors participate in faculty recruiting by approving search strategies and raising awareness of best practices. Additionally, they organize faculty development programs, with both formal and informal mentoring, and address individual issues raised by women and historically underrepresented faculty.

Munjal Acharya, PhD
Department of Anatomy and Neurobology
macharya@uci.edu
Office: (949) 824-9183
Departments supported:
- Anesthesiology
- Neurosurgery
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Otolaryngology
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Physiology
- Radiological Sciences

Uma Rao, MD
Department of Psychiatry
umar@hs.uci.edu
Office: (714) 456-3610
Departments supported:
- Biological Chemistry
- Neurology
- Ophthalmology
- Pathology
- Radiation Oncology
- Surgery
- Urology

Gelareh Sadigh, MD
Department of Radiological Sciences
gsadigh@hs.uci.edu
Office: (714) 456-3610
Departments supported:
- Anatomy and Neurobiology
- Family Medicine
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Pediatrics
- Psychiatry

Fan-Gang Zeng, PhD
Department of Otolaryngology
fzeng@uci.edu
Office: (949) 824-5907
Departments supported:
- Dermatology
- Emergency Medicine
- Epidemiology
- Medicine
- Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
- Plastic Surgery