EDI: Strategic Plan 2020-2023

Vision

A Department of Surgery whose core values of diversity and equity shape its culture, inform its academic mission and policies, and inspires its members
 

Goals

  • Structural change 
  • Cultural change
  • Partnerships to share resources, expertise, and initiatives 
  • Commitment at all levels: Leaders, members, and trainees
     

Areas for intervention

Data and metrics

Cultural change

Policies and processes
  •  Survey every 3 years 

  • Promotion & leadership profiles
  • Education: Faculty training; Resident curriculum

  • Engagement: Mentorship; Rounds; Speakers; Workshops
  • Complaints 
  • Academic promotion
  • Search committees
  • Parental leave
  • Financial equity

Communication

Community engagement

Review & reassessment
  • Website
  • Social media, articles
  • Communal partnerships
  • Consult roles
  • Education through lived experiences 
  • Ongoing data collection of membership profiles
  • Evaluate initiative effectiveness