Mission
The mission of the RECM is to promote awareness of issues related to representation and empowerment among the faculty in our department and to provide a source of safety and support, as well as education and other resources. This committee is open to all faculty in the department who share and are inspired by RECM’s mission, including those who have been historically underrepresented.
Objectives
- To ensure a safe space for others where everyone feels heard, recognized, encouraged and part of a group
- Provide education to faculty to increase awareness of salient issues, including those pertinent to faculty who have been historically underrepresented
- Broaden representation in the department: actively seek to include individuals from a range of backgrounds and experiences. Provide a mechanism for submitting related concerns (heard by committee)
Summary of RECM Accomplishments
The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Emory University School of Medicine’s Representation, Empowerment and Community Mission (RECM) Faculty Committee has been in existence since 2018. Since its inception, the RECM has
- Developed a mission and goals statement
- Collected data from a department-wide survey on how faculty identify and related needs of faculty members
- Facilitated open discussions and workshops around topics of interest, including to faculty who have been historically underrepresented
