05/09/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/09/2024 09:08
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center Interim Physician-in-Chief David Tom Cooke is stepping into the role of associate director of the cancer center's Office of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEAL).
Cooke will lead the newly appointed IDEAL team that includes assistant directors Miquell Olivia Miller and Luis Godoy. Cooke replaces Luis Carvajal-Carmona as the leader of IDEAL after Carvajal-Carmona became the associate vice chancellor for the UC Davis Office of Academic Diversity.
David Tom Cooke, right, to lead cancer center's Office of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility with assistant directors Miquell Olivia Miller and Luis GodoyCooke said he hopes the Office of IDEAL will help achieve a leadership roster that reflects the communities the cancer center serves. Overall objectives include:
"The Office of IDEAL is a mission critical facet of UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, as required for our National Cancer Institute 'comprehensive' designation," said Cooke. "It will lead the development of our plan for enhancing diversity, which includes increasing the number of diverse cancer center members, who are skilled clinical, translational, and basic science cancer researchers."
Rounding out the Office of IDEAL team are Allyn Fernandez, chief operations officer of the cancer center, and analyst Krandalyn Goodman.