{"id":9498,"date":"2020-10-14T09:14:50","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T13:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/?p=9498"},"modified":"2020-10-14T09:16:37","modified_gmt":"2020-10-14T13:16:37","slug":"from-dr-burks-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/from-dr-burks-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-update\/","title":{"rendered":"From Dr. Burks: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mKURCR3tpLI&amp;feature=youtu.be\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9499 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2020\/10\/Dr-Burks-Update-300x172.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Burks Diversity and Inclusion Update\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2020\/10\/Dr-Burks-Update-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2020\/10\/Dr-Burks-Update.jpg 417w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>In this week&#8217;s update, UNC Health CEO Dr. Wesley Burks provides an update on the system&#8217;s work to build a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture, highlights the recent DEI survey, the work of the System Executive DEI Council, and some immediate actions already underway. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mKURCR3tpLI&amp;feature=youtu.be\">Watch the video.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this week&#8217;s update, UNC Health CEO Dr. Wesley Burks provides an update on the system&#8217;s work to build a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture, highlights the recent DEI survey, the work of the System Executive DEI Council, and some immediate actions already 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