The Group on Research, Education, and Training (GREAT) and the Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS) are hosting a series of webinars to address some of the critical topics at the intersection of gender equity and biomedical research training. Gender equity refers to a state in which people of all genders have equal access to resources, opportunities, and participation in academic medicine.
Beyond Climate Surveys: Achieving Inclusion Excellence in Research and Clinical Settings
Leaders have been called to move their institutions beyond compositional representation and toward icreating environments where everyone feels included and valued. To assist with these efforts, the AAMC developed the tool FPIE (Foundational Principles of Inclusion Excellence), which stakeholders can use to assess their institutions’ work and learning environments based on nine principles. Presenters shared the experiences of institutions that piloted the tool (i.e., launching strategies, implementation, and action plan execution) and invited attendees to discuss how they may employ the FPIE at their institutions in research and clinical spaces.
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After this webinar you will be able to
- Gain and/or increase awareness of the FPIE toolkit to assess and enhance the degree to which people feel included and respected in the biomedical community.
- Demonstrate an understanding of potential opportunities and challenges in launching and implementing action plans to assess this goal across mission areas.
- Reflect and identify opportunities and challenges they may encounter when utilizing FPIE in their institution's research and clinical environments.
Speakers
- Toi B. Harris, MD, associate provost of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion and Student Services, Baylor College of Medicine
- Antonio Bush, PhD, director of Research, Diversity and Inclusion, Association of American Medical Colleges
- Katherine B. Greenberg, MD, vice chair, Diversity and Culture Development, UR Medicine Golisano Children’s Hospital, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
- Carolyn Smith, PhD, dean, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine
- Paul Klotman, MD, FACP, president and CEO, Baylor College of Medicine
Creating Safe Environments in the Biomedical Setting Where All Faculty and Learners Feel Included
With the presence of #MeToo, Time’s Up Healthcare, and member institutions’ efforts to ensure that those from a broad range of backgrounds and perspectives feel included and respected , leaders in academic medicine are increasingly aware of the need to create safe environments in which all feel valued. Recent studies have highlighted the prevalence and profound impact of sexual and gender harassment. Institutional leaders are looking for best practices to create safe environments that go beyond simply legal compliance. This webinar explores the more nuanced aspects of creating safe environments, including gender harassment, understanding the prevalence and impact of intimate partner violence (IPV), and strategies to promote a scientific environment in which everyone feels included.
After this webinar you will be able to
- Identify experiences and behaviors related to gender harassment, bias, and intimate partner violence through data from AAMC, NASEM (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine) and the ACS (American College of Surgeons) Intimate Partner Violence surveys.
- Understand the nuanced ways, beyond legal compliance, institutions can create safe and respectful environments for a holistic approach to this concern.
- Integrate gender harassment, IPV, and/or education regarding respect for differing backgrounds and viewpoints into current programming or institutional culture and climate efforts such as leadership development.
Speakers
- Diana Lautenberger, MA, director, Faculty and Staff Research, AAMC
- John P. Cullen, PhD, director, Diversity and Inclusion, CTSI (Clinical and Translational Science Institute), University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
- Patricia Turner, MD, associate professor of Surgery, University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences, Pritzker School of Medicine
Creating Successful Institutional Culture Change Initiatives at Academic Medical Centers
This webinar explores culture change initiatives in the context of a basic science setting. A panel of academic medical center leaders who are focused on ensuring that all learners, faculty, and staff have an equal opportunity to thrive described and critiqued their own initiatives, and shared their initiative’s effects, successes, and missed opportunities in three areas: engaging basic scientists versus clinicians, addressing power dynamics, and understanding intersectionality.
After this webinar you will be able to
- Describe culture change initiatives geared toward promoting a climate of respect for all at three institutions, with a focus on basic science communities.
- Compare effects of culture change initiatives geared toward promoting a climate of respect for all learners, faculty, and staff who are clinically or nonclinically based.
- Consider the effects of power dynamics in academic medicine and their relationship to efforts to promote a climate of respect for all.
Moderator
Julie E. Tetzlaff, PhD, associate dean of Postdoctoral Affairs and Graduate Career Development; associate professor of Pathology and Laboratory Science, Medical College of Wisconsin
Speakers
- Elizabeth Ellinas, MD, associate dean of Women's Leadership, Medical College of Wisconsin
- John P. Cullen, PhD, director, Diversity and Inclusion, CTSI, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
- Leon McDougle, MD, associate dean for Diversity and Inclusion; chief diversity officer, The Ohio State University College of Medicine; The OSU Wexner Medical Center