Joyce A. Sackey, M.D. '85 MED'89

Prior to joining Stanford Medicine, Dr. Sackey was Associate Provost and Chief Diversity Officer for Tufts University's Health Sciences campuses in Boston and Grafton. She was also the Dr. Jane Murphy Gaughan Professor and Dean for Multicultural Affairs and Global Health at Tufts University School of Medicine (TUSM), where she oversaw the school's key diversity, equity, and Inclusion initiatives. She also oversaw TUSM's global health programs, including the coordination of opportunities for students to gain exposure to global public health and health care delivery in international settings. She served as co-chair of the steering committee that oversaw the development of the medical school's recent strategic plan (SP). Implementation of the five-year SP is currently underway.  

Prior to joining TUSM, Dr. Sackey was Assistant Professor of Medicine and Associate Director and Advisor for William Augustus Hinton Society at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and was a staff attending physician at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), where she also completed her residency in internal medicine and served as Primary Care Chief Resident. She completed advanced fellowship training in medical education and was a Senior Rabkin fellow at the Shapiro Institute for Education and Research at BIDMC and HMS. 

Dr. Sackey received her undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College, and her medical degree from Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. She is a Trustee of Dartmouth College and a member of the Geisel Board of Advisors. Dr. Sackey has served on many other boards, including the Management Sciences for Health (MSH), Foundation for African Relief (FAR) and is current member of the Board of Directors for the Shapiro Institute for Education and Research at BIDMC and HMS.