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Status Key: Completed in AY 2022 Completed & Ongoing for AY 2023 New for AY 2023 On time for AY 2023 Restructured for AY 2023

Infrastructure

  • Develop departmental policy on lactation to support lactating female residents and faculty. 

    Status: On time

    Complete and posted on department website.

    Person/Dept Responsible: Megan Patterson

  • All faculty to complete Bias 101 training.

    Status: On time

    Complete

    Person/Dept Responsible:

  • Create Department diversity committee

    Status: On time

    Complete (3 faculty members and one resident)

    Person/Dept Responsible:

  • Create DEI webpage on departmental website

    Status: On time

    Complete and updated as needed.

    Person/Dept Responsible: Megan Patterson and Philip Clark

Access and Success

  • Increase active mentorship of female UNC medical students

    Status: On time

    Ongoing

    Person/Dept Responsible: All faculty

  • Work with Perry Initiative to encourage female UNC medical students to consider a career in orthopedics

    Status: On time

    MSOP event on hold given Covid restrictions. Will begin planning as restrictions ease.

    Person/Dept Responsible: Megan Patterson and Robert Esther

  • Work with Nth Dimension to sponsor summer research internships for underrepresented minority medical students interested in orthopedics.

    Status: On time

    Continue to encourage UNC medical students to apply for grants/internships.

    Person/Dept Responsible: All faculty

  • Compile resources for URM medical students that can help educate and support a career in orthopeadics

    Status: On time

    The departments DEI webpage has links to local and national resources and is updated as needed.

    Person/Dept Responsible:

  • Create scholarship to help recruit URM medical students interested in residency at UNC

    Status: On time

    Completed

    Will be ongoing yearly.

    Person/Dept Responsible: Megan Patterson and Diversity committee members

  • Compile resources for URM residents and fellows

    Status: On time

    The departments DEI webpage has links to local and national resources and is updated as needed.

    Person/Dept Responsible:

  • Encourage hiring of URM faculty to improve departmental diversity

    Status: On time

    Ongoing

    Person/Dept Responsible:

Climate and Intra/Intergroup Relations

  • Work to change the appearance of the department (better representation of minorities on website and in office common areas).

    Status: Completed

    DEI webpage complete.

    Ongoing progress to improve representation in office common areas/etc

    Person/Dept Responsible: Marketing Committee

Curriculum and Scholarship

Community Engagement