Dr. Sotto serves as the inaugural Associate Vice Chancellor for Faculty Development and Inclusive Excellence for University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences, where she is also an Associate Professor of Medicine in the School of Medicine. Dr. Sotto’s scholarship foundation is equity and inclusive excellence. Her interests include faculty affairs and professional development; inclusive learning environments; organizational structures and leadership; and the intersection of health equity and research ethics.
Prior to arriving to Pitt, Dr. Sotto served as Vice-chair for Faculty Affairs and Professional Development, Vice-chair for Diversity, Health Equity, and Inclusion; and a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine. She was affiliated with the Indiana Clinical and Translational Institute (IN CTSI) where she served as co-director of Workforce Development and director of All IN for Health, a program from the IN CTSI dedicated to improving the health of Indiana residents by promoting health research literacy, including a research volunteer registry across the state. She also served as the inaugural Chief Diversity Officer for the IN CTSI.
Dr. Sotto teaches research ethics, medical humanities topics, culturally relevant practices in medicine, and foundations of clinical practice in Spanish. She was 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), LMSA, among others.
BS, Chemistry, Colorado State University
MBA, Daniels College of Business, University of Denver MPS, Healthcare Leadership: Policy, Law and Ethics, University of Denver EdD, Higher Education, Morgridge College of Education, University of Denver
Previous institutions: Indiana University School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Denver.
Previous positions: Research Associate, Research Compliance Manager/Officer, Research Compliance and Integrity Consultant, Finance and Administration/Administrator and Vice-chair, President, Board Member, Cancer Center Health Equity Liaison, Chief Diversity and Health Equity Officer, and affiliations with Clinical and Translational Sciences Institutes (CTSIs), and major academic health systems.