Bio
Dr. Sotto serves as the Vice-chair for Faculty Affairs and Professional Development, and as Vice-chair for Diversity, Health Equity, and Inclusion in the Department of Medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine. She co-chaired the school’s Diversity Council (2016-2021) and serves on numerous institutional committees. Dr. Sotto teaches several courses in research ethics, culturally relevant practices in medicine, and Foundations of Clinical Practice in the Spanish immersion program. Her scholarship and research center on (in)equity in academic medicine. Her interests include faculty affairs and professional development; STEM/medical education and inclusive learning environments; organizational structures and institutional bias; and the intersection of health equity and research ethics.
She is affiliated with the Indiana Clinical and Translational Institute (IN CTSI) where she serves as co-director of Workforce Development and Director of All IN for Health, an initiative from the IN CTSI dedicated to improving the health of Indiana residents by promoting health resources and research, including a research volunteer registry across the state. She also serves as Chief Diversity Officer for the the IN CTSI.
Dr. Sotto is also affiliated with the IU Center for Bioethics and the National Institute for Transformation and Equity (NITE) at IU Bloomington. At the national level, Dr. Sotto served as President of the Administrators in Internal Medicine (AIM), on the Board of Directors and as Diversity & Inclusion liaison for the Alliance of Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM). Additionally, she is an active member of various AAMC groups (GDI & GFA), ASHE, the POD Network, NADOHE, and NAMME.
***Dr. Sotto is available for speaking engagements and consulting requests.
She also enjoys championing faculty and trainees from historically marginalized and minoritized backgrounds along all career stages. Please feel free to contact her.***
Key Publications
Sotto-Santiago, S., Saelua, N., Tuitt, F. (2019) “All Faculty Matter”: The Continued Search for Culturally Relevant Practices in Faculty Development. Journal of Faculty Development. Volume 33. September 2019. Pp.83-94(12).
Sotto-Santiago, S. (2019). Time to reconsider the word minority in academic medicine. Journal of Best Practices in Health Professions Diversity, 12(1), 72-78.
Sotto-Santiago, S., Mac, J, Duncan, F, Smith, J. (2020). “I didn’t know what to say.”: Responding to Racism, Discrimination, and Microaggressions with the OWTFD Approach”. Meded Portal. https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10971
Sotto-Santiago, S. (2020). “Am I Really Good Enough?”: Black and Latinx Experiences with Faculty Development.” To Improve the Academy, Journal of Educational Development. Vol.39, No. 2 (Fall 2020).
Sotto-Santiago S, Poll-Hunter N, Poll-Hunter N, Trice T, Buenconsejo-Lum L, Golden S, Howell J, Jacobs N, Lee W, Mason H, Ogunyemi D, Crespo W, & Lamba S. A Framework for Developing Anti-racist Medical Educators and Practitioner Scholars.
Academic Medicine.Acad Med. 2021 Aug 31. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000004385. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34469355.
Sotto-Santiago S, Sharp S, Mac J, Messmore N, Haywood A, Tyson M, & Yi V. (2021). Reclaiming the Mission of Academic Medicine: An Examination of Institutional Responses to (Anti)Racism. AEM Education and Training. AEM Educ Train. 2021 Sep 29;5(Suppl 1):S33-S43. doi: 10.1002/aet2.10668. PMID: 34616971; PMCID: PMC8480491
Titles & Appointments
- Associate Professor of Medicine
- Vice-chair for Faculty Affairs and Professional Development
- Vice-chair for Diversity, Health Equity, and Inclusion
- Director, All IN for Health, Indiana CTSI
- Chief Diversity Officer, Indiana CTSI
- Co-Director, Workforce Development, Indiana CTSI
- Faculty Investigator, IU Center for Bioethics
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