Xavier University School of medicine acknowledges that it operates in a diverse community of multiple nations, ethnicities, economies and religions. In valuing the diversity of its student and staff population, the university believes in equality of opportunity in staff and students recruitment, access of resources and academic growth. It strives to provide an environment that is free of harassment and discrimination and adopts measures to respect heterogeneities in thoughts and practices due to variations in gender, culture, ethnicity, socioeconomics, religions and geographic backgrounds