Infrastructure
DEI Journal Club initiated
Status: On timeArticles discussed Sep 2021 relevant to DEI
Person/Dept Responsible: Christie DeMason
Access and Success
Create monetary awards for a URM student interested in ENT
Status: On time“Make a trail” award awarded
Person/Dept Responsible:
Mock Interviews x 20 done
Status: On timeNov, Dec 2020
Person/Dept Responsible: A. Drake
Second look at OTO-HNS
1/25/2021
Status: On timeOnline Zoom call with prior graduates of OTO-HNS
Person/Dept Responsible: R. Buckmire
Hire an under-represented faculty
Status: On timeIn progress
Person/Dept Responsible: Dr Dell Yarbrough
Climate and Intra/Intergroup Relations
- David Brown (University of Michigan) gave Grand Rounds in August on diversity
- Wellness as you care for a diverse patient population
- “The History and Legacy of Racial Segregation in US Hospitals”
- Dr. David Brown (Michigan) – “Otolaryngology Diversity: The Urgency of Now”, Aug 12, 2020
- Sep 16, 2020; Grand Rounds – Dr. Duane Taylor – Maintaining Your Health and Wellness as You Care for a Diverse Patient Population
- Dr Ellis Arjmand, LSU, 4/21/21
Person/Dept Responsible: OTO-HNS
50% of faculty to participate in at least 1 diversity workshop provided by UNC
Status: On timeBias 101 Grand Rounds, Oct 28, 2020
JOINT WITH GENETICS DEPT. (40 faculty)
Person/Dept Responsible: OTO-HNS
Curriculum and Scholarship
Grand Rounds on Civil Rights in Healthcare
Status: On timeNov 25, 2020, by Zainab Farzal: “History of Civil Rights in Health Care: Hospital Desegregation and Beyond”
Person/Dept Responsible:
Community Engagement
Joint talks with other departments
Status: On timeJoint Table Talks with Anesthesiology
Person/Dept Responsible:
Head & Neck outreach clinic to serve underserved community in Durham, NC
Status: On timeDr. Lumley organized an effort to help diagnose and treat patients with cancers of the head and neck, as part of “Women’s Health Awareness”. This planning has been completed but the actual clinic was cancelled due to COVID and will be rescheduled.
Person/Dept Responsible: Catherine Lumley, MD