Featured Scholar: Sylk Sotto, EDD, MBA, MPS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
IU School of Medicine
Research Video: https://youtu.be/yBX-dyxhfhU
"I am interested in helping restore trust": Perspectives on Trust and Trustworthiness in Biomedical Research
Dr. Sylk Sotto is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and serves in several leadership roles across the Department of Medicine, the Indiana Clinical and Translational Science Institute and the IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center's Office of Community Outreach and Engagement. Dr. Sylk Sotto's career calling is about making people feel like they belong, that they are here for a reason, and that she is available to cheer them on. In her role, Professor Sotto makes sure people understand that not everyone has the same access, privilege, or has the same journey. Her service and research centers on the study of inequities in academic medicine. More broadly, Professor Sotto likes to examine the intersection of research, research ethics and health equity while making sure researchers practice cultural humility and relevance. She also studies and addresses structural barriers and opportunities for everyone's success within institutions. She works to enhance medical and STEM education while promoting inclusive learning environments. Lastly, Professor Sotto plans to expand and tailor faculty and professional development programs in ways that focus on historically marginalized groups. Her service is her research. She hopes that her work impacts more practice than theory. She wants to positively affect institutional practices and influence reflection and action. Professor Sotto's translation of research into educational and health equity for historically marginalized groups is another excellent example of how IUPUI's faculty members are TRANSLATING their RESEARCH INTO PRACTICE.
Selected Publications in IUPUI ScholarWorks
With several research works contributed to IUPUI's free, open access repository, Professor Sylk Sotto has made translational research knowledge available to professionals, researchers, students, and communities around the world.
Sotto-Santiago, S., Mac, J. & Genao, I. “Value my culture, value me”: a case for culturally relevant mentoring in medical education and academic medicine. BMC Med Educ 23, 229 (2023). https://hdl.handle.net/1805/32491
Stamper, G., & Sotto-Santiago, S. (2022). Community Engagement, Motivation and Participation in Health Advisory Boards. Proceedings of IMPRS, 5(1). https://hdl.handle.net/1805/32495
Bruns, R., Vinaixa, C., Haywood, A., Ridley-Merriweather, K. E., & Sotto-Santiago, S. (2022). Relationship of Trust and Research Engagement. Proceedings of IMPRS, 5(1). https://hdl.handle.net/1805/32494
Stamper, G., & Sotto-Santiago, S. (2022). Socialization of Graduate and Medical Students into Academic Careers. Proceedings of IMPRS, 5(1). https://hdl.handle.net/1805/32493
Sotto-Santiago, S., Edmonds, B., Wiehe, S., & Moe, S. (2022). 192 Health Equity Starts with Us: Recommendations from the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute Racial Justice and Health Equity Task Force. Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 6(S1), 27-27. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/32492
Tucker Edmonds, B., Neal, C., Shanks, A., Scott, N., Robertson, S., Rouse, C. E., Bernard, C., & Sotto-Santiago, S. (2021). Allies Welcomed to Advance Racial Equity (AWARE) Faculty Seminar Series: Program Design and Implementation. Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development, 8. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/32499
Sotto-Santiago S, Sharp S, Mac J, et al. Reclaiming the mission of academic medicine: An examination of institutional responses to (anti)racism. AEM Educ Train. 2021;5(Suppl 1):S33-S43. Published 2021 Sep 29. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/32498
Ziwawo, C., & Sotto-Santiago, S. (2021). A Program Evaluation of the Engagement of Participants in the AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Trial at Indiana University School of Medicine. Proceedings of IMPRS, 4(1). https://hdl.handle.net/1805/32496
Sotto-Santiago S, Mac J, Slaven J, Maldonado M. A Survey of Internal Medicine Residents: Their Learning Environments, Bias and Discrimination Experiences, and Their Support Structures. Adv Med Educ Pract. 2021;12:697-703. Published 2021 Jun 23. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/30650
Sotto-Santiago, S., Ansari-Winn, D., Neal, C., & Ober, M. (2021). Equity + Wellness: A Call for More Inclusive Physician Wellness Efforts. MedEdPublish, 10(1). https://hdl.handle.net/1805/30397
Sotto-Santiago, S., Poll-Hunter, N., Trice, T., Buenconsejo-Lum, L., Golden, S., Howell, J., Jacobs, N., Lee, W., Mason, H., Ogunyemi, D., Crespo, W., & Lamba, S. (2021). A Framework for Developing Antiracist Medical Educators and Practitioner–Scholars. Academic Medicine, Publish Ahead of Print. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/26941
Sotto-Santiago, S. (2020). 'Am I Really Good Enough?': Black and Latinx Experiences with Faculty Development. To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development, 39(2). https://hdl.handle.net/1805/32500
Tori A, Sylk S, Sharp S, Mac J. Defining Student Success in Academic Medicine. J Med Edu. 2018;17(3):e105644. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/32501
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