The Equity Trailblazer Award, established in 2021, recognizes one student, trainee, staff member and faculty member each year who have made significant contributions and accomplishments in moving Baylor toward being a more diverse and inclusive community above and beyond their generally anticipated scope of responsibilities as a staff, faculty, trainee or student. Recipients will demonstrate this commitment through leadership in recruitment, retention and advancement efforts, teaching, mentoring, research, multi-cultural programming, cultural competency and humility, community outreach activities and/or other initiatives.
![Farah Ladha and Amanda Gutierrez Farah Ladha and Amanda Gutierrez](https://cdn.bcm.edu/sites/default/files/styles/full_width_component_image_standard/public/2021-08/gutierrez-and-ladha.jpg?itok=R96BCRcH&h=8b1a521b)
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2021 Student Honoree
Farah Ladha, second-year genetic counseling student.
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2021 Trainee Honoree
Andria Tatem, M.D., M.Ed., third-year clinical fellow (PGY7), academic general pediatrics.
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2021 Staff Honoree
Amanda Gutierrez, M.P.H., senior research assistant, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy.
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2021 Faculty Honoree
Keila Lopez, M.D., M.P.H., associate professor, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Cardiology.