Department of Emergency Medicine

Our immediate goal is to increase the percentage of URM residents in the EM program to 10% within the next two years (our current URM representation is 5%Our reach goal is to increase the percentage of URM residents in the EM program to 20% within the next six years and 30% over next 10 years (reflective of the NC population)

Match Day 3/19/21 to know final Match numbers. Goals achieved to offer interviews to increase number of URM and women.

Person/Dept Responsible: Dr. Nikki Binz (Program Director) and EM Educational Committee

90-100% completion rate for 101 Bias training for all faculty and residents AY 2020/2021

Bias 101 Training of Faculty/staff/residents 1/20/21. Make up sessions planned for those that had to work. Final % calculated after make-up sessions completed.

Person/Dept Responsible: Tracy DeSelm, DEI Liaison

DEI certificate requirement for 100% of Educational, Diversity, and Leadership Committees; 75% of other Faculty, Staff, Fellows, and Residents over next 4 years

EM DEI Committee members with 100% completion rate for Bias 101, continuing to work toward full DEI certificate requirement.

Person/Dept Responsible: Tracy DeSelm, DEI Liaison

10% of Conference lecturers must be from URM groups for each academic module

Yes, completed initiative over last 6 months ending January 2021

Person/Dept Responsible: Daniel Markwalter, education chief, Christine Shenvi, Associate PD

Increase course content regarding diversity issues, and bias in medicine – over next year, beginning this academic year with a goal of at least 4 presentations over the AY 2020/2021

Yes, completed initiative over last 6 months ending January 2021.

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