Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resources

Facilitated by Francois Rollin, MD and Vanessa Van Doren, MD, and featuring Otis Brawley, MD, Alanna Morris, MD, and Michael Kramer, PhD, the Appropriate Use of Race in Research Town Hall encouraged participants to explore how is race utilized, reported, and interpreted in biomedical research. This important discussion considered whether the use of race as a variable in clinical research is practical or problematic and how investigators can responsibly participate in health equity scholarship that leads to meaningful change.

• 2024 Health Equity Day keynote and abstracts
• 2023 Health Equity Day keynote and abstracts
• 2022 Health Equity Day keynote and abstracts
• 2021 Health Equity Day keynote and abstracts

Several DOM faculty are collaborating with others across the School of Medicine on the Actionable Education Initiative. This initiative invites the entire School of Medicine to listen, learn and act to move from awareness of internal biases and external forces of marginalization and oppression into learning about their historical and psychological origins and effects and on to growing into anti-racist allies who actively work for and prize diversity, equity and inclusion. Read more

This program is offered by the Office of Equity and Inclusion and uses over 30 certified implicit bias facilitators who engage with session participants to explain the impact implicit bias has on workplace decision-making, the concept of microaggressions, and how to mitigate bias in research, education and practice. Use the link to request a session for your department, center, learners, etc. Schedule a session here.

• Harvard Implicit Bias Resources
• Equity and Compliance Policies
• Office of Accessibility Services
• Office of Equity and Inclusion
• Email Office of Equity and Inclusion
• Email Office of Title IX
  

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