Program for a Healthy Learning Environment
About
The Team
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Tanya Murtha, MD, MPH, MHS-Med.Ed.
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, Learning EnvironmentTanya Murtha, MD, MPH, MHS-Med.Ed. is the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, focused on the Learning Environment. In this role, Dean Murtha assists our efforts to create and maintain an open, caring, and inclusive learning environment at the Medical School and its clinical affiliates and partners. She serves as a resource for persons seeking consultation about diversity, equity, and inclusion in the learning environment and provides critical leadership to address student mistreatment concerns. She serves as a liaison between the Medical School and the health care systems and helps clinical departments in their development, execution, and maintenance of individualized Learning Environment Action Plans. Dean Murtha reports to Dean Roxanne Vrees, the Associate Dean for Student Affairs.
Other Sources of Student Support
While we always want to encourage students to reach out to the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, Learning Environment and/or make use of the Learning Environment Survey to address concerns related to mistreatment and/or microaggressions, there are numerous others at Brown University who can help provide you with support including (but not limited to):