BIME Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee
The Department of Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education has had a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee since 2015. The membership of the committee for 2019-20 is:
- Juandalyn Burke (Graduate Student)
- Regina Casanova-Perez (Graduate Student)
- Andrea Hartzler (Faculty, Co-Director, MS Program in Clinical Informatics and Patient Centered Technologies)
- Mike Leu (Faculty, Clinical Informatics Fellowship Program Director)
- Karen Liebert (Staff)
- David Masuda (Faculty)
- Pamela Nagasawa (Faculty)
- Janice Sabin (Faculty, Committee Chair)
- Doug Schaad (Faculty, Division Head Medical Education and Evaluation)
- Lauren Snyder (Graduate Student)
- Peter Tarczy-Hornoch (Faculty, Department Chair)
Some key accomplishments of the committee have included:
- All search committee members received mandatory UWSOM CEDI training in best practices to increase diversity
- Added diversity, equity and inclusion faculty code to the BIME Appointments and Promotion document (which has served as model for other Departments in the Health Sciences):
- “In accord with the University’s expressed commitment to excellence and equity, contributions in scholarship and research, teaching, and service that address diversity and equal opportunity may be included among the professional and scholarly qualifications for appointment and promotion outlined below.” From the Faculty Code, Volume II, Part II, Chapter 24, Section 24-32.”
- UW diversity statement included in all materials: web site, training program descriptions, training program applications, job descriptions
- Request diversity statement of applicants: training programs (MS, PhD, Fellows), faculty hiring
- Mandatory UW sexual harassment training for all faculty/staff/trainees
- Microaggressions training for all BIME faculty
- Posted resources (SLU, HSB) for students, staff and faculty on assistance with sensitive issues, conflicts
- Ongoing disseminiation of diversity, equity, inclusion resources for students, staff and faculty
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Resources
- For comprehensive information on diversity at the University of Washington, please go to the Diversity at the UW page.
- UW Medicine Healthcare Equity
- Healthcare Equity and Anti-Racism Resources
- Here are some UW organizations promoting diversity:
- For a list of Student resources related to diversity, equity and inclusion see the BIME Student Focused Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Resources
- Watch the video recording of the Health Sciences Community Gathering: A Space to Be Heard and Support our Black Colleagues that took place on June 3.*
- A series of presentations from the UW Medicine Leadership Development Institute addressing diversity, equity and inclusion
- Be a Steward of a Diverse Culture: Promote, Mentor and Live Your Values to Achieve Success*
- Exploring Race and Medicine*
- Aspiring to More Inclusive and Equitable Healthcare for our Transgender and Gender Non-Binary Patients*
- UW Medicine Gender Aware and Affirming Care: Systems Focus (breakout)*
- Inclusion/Inspire: Culture is a Corporate Asset*
- The Road to Care Transformation: Healthcare Equity*
- Inspire: Leadership Story – Paula Houston, Director of Healthcare Equity, UW Medicine*
- Training: Implicit Bias in the Clinical Setting and Learning Environment | Center for Health Equity, Diversity & Inclusion*
- National Museum of African American History: Talking About Race
*Requires UW Net ID