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We established our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Committee in 2020, which is composed of residents, faculty and staff. The vision of the DEI Committee is to foster a clinic culture in which patients, staff, faculty and residents are respected through the multiple lenses of status, race, culture, ability, age, gender identity and sexual orientation. We aim to achieve this through active learning, skill development, recruitment and advocacy, and resource sharing that allows us to broaden our understanding of the complexity of how these various identities promote providing and receiving quality healthcare.
Why Belonging and Equity?
At John Muir Health, we're well-positioned to influence the advancement of our community and to strengthen ourselves as a leading health system by improving diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging policies and practices.
Our Vision
Our vision is to cultivate a true culture of belonging where every patient, employee, provider and community member feels safe and valued, inclusive of all aspects of their differences. We are committed to upholding the value of equity by addressing institutional and systemic barriers, to being accountable to change systems and to create an environment built on respect and dignity for all.
Our Guiding Principles
Our DEI Committee is organized into 3 general areas of concentration through which we aim to integrate a DEI-lens to a variety of aspects of our Residency Program. The 3 areas and some example initiatives are:
Education and Training
Outreach and Recruitment
Clinical Practice and Community Engagement
We are additionally involved with the UCSF FM Alliance DEIA group which meets monthly to collaborate on ideas and support the work of the various FM residencies in the Bay Area. Our faculty, Dr. Elizabeth Iten, is one of the co-leads of this FM Alliance group.