Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Enhance recruitment of URM trainees to DPLM graduate training programs

BBSP Interviews start on Feb. 4th

Person/Dept Responsible: Director of Graduate Studies, Diversity Liaison

Increase recruitment of URM MD trainees to the UNC School of Medicine

No progress

Person/Dept Responsible: Diversity Liaison

Make North Carolina attractive to people of color by identifying local restaurants and venues that offer URM-centric food and events. These places will be advertised in the monthly DEI newsletter and DEI website.

Website is getting populated with this information

Person/Dept Responsible: Diversity Liaison

Offer additional educational services to URM trainees. 

No Progress

Person/Dept Responsible: Director of Graduate Studies, Director of Medical School Curriculum

Participate in application for NIH Bridges T32 Fellowship.

No Progress (but not sure whether this was part of our plan)

Person/Dept Responsible: Director of Graduate Studies, Director of Medical School Curriculum

Take advantage of existing databases that track former trainees within the BBSP to identify prospective URM clinical and research postdoctoral fellows

BBSP does not have this database. Working with Ashalla Freeman to gather this information.

Person/Dept Responsible: Diversity Liaison

Enhance recruitment of URM trainees to DPLM residency and fellowship training programs

No Progress

Person/Dept Responsible: Diversity Liaison, Director of Residency Training

Promote URM postdoctoral trainees for the Carolina Postdoc Program

No one from DPLM applied.

Person/Dept Responsible: Diversity Liaison

Generate DPLM database to track former trainees to identify URM candidates for faculty positions Where are we posting our job ads?
Reach out to institutions located in areas of high URM populations.

Database under construction. Outreach to ECU and Tuskegee University initiated.

Person/Dept Responsible: DPLM Chair; Diversity Liaison; DEI Committee

During interviews, ensure that candidates know we are interested in them as people and not solely to meet DEI requirements.

Only one position was open due to COVID-19 pandemic. One member of the DPLM DEI Committee was member of committee and educated other search committee members

Person/Dept Responsible: DPLM Chair, Diversity Liaison and all candidate interviewers

Take advantage of existing databases that track former trainees within the BBSP and Office of Postdoctoral Affairs to identify prospective URM faculty members.

BBSP does not have this database. Working with Ashalla Freeman to gather this information.

Person/Dept Responsible: Diversity Liaison, DPLM Chair; DPLM Vice Chair of Administration

Partner with Vice-Chancellor for Research to attract more URM Faculty

We are actively participating in the NIH FIRST grant application.

Person/Dept Responsible: DPLM Chair, Diversity Liaison

Will have more outreach to people of color to attract a diverse staff.

No progress

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Require all staff, trainees and faculty to attend implicit bias training

BIAS 101 Training for DPLM on Feb. 25th.

Person/Dept Responsible: Diversity Liaison

Make DPLM gatherings less formal; i.e., create more inviting atmosphere for Holiday Party at Carolina Inn.

No Holiday Party this year.

Person/Dept Responsible: Diversity Liaison; DPLM Admin Staff

Offer small group events to increase staff interactions with broad range of individuals in DPLM

We have several planned for the Spring Semester.

Person/Dept Responsible: Diversity Liaison; DPLM DEI Committee

Add DEI training to graduate student and postdoctoral training

In progress

Person/Dept Responsible: Director of Graduate Studies

Institute DPLM process to address reports of mistreatment/abuse of URM faculty, trainees and staff.

Not clear yet how to accomplish this goal. I believe it should be part of the larger SOM plans.

Person/Dept Responsible: DPLM Chair

One Grand Round event each semester focused on DEI

We did not have one last semester.

Person/Dept Responsible: Bernard Weissman

At least one Grand Round event each semester presented by URM speaker

Fall- Linda Cendeles, Duke University
Spring- Oluwole Fadare, UCSD
Damaris Lorenza, UNC CBP
Nahir Cortez-Santiago, Texas Children’s Hospital
Craig Cameron, UNC Micro and Immuno Dept
Pablo Ariel, UNC DPLM

Person/Dept Responsible: DEI committee member

Employ social media outlets for promotion of events inclusive of both clinical and research sides, especially those with focus on diversity and equity.

We are in the process of planning an outreach event on COVID-19 vaccinations through 14 local AME churches.

Person/Dept Responsible: Sara Wobker

Outreach to surrounding high schools and HBCUs to develop pipeline of candidates for DPLM students and trainees.

We have had 2 meetings to plan an online course entitled “Introduction to Pathology of Disease” for undergraduates and graduate students at NCCU and NC A&T. Course will be offered for the Fall 2021 semester for 2 credits.

Person/Dept Responsible: Diversity Liaison; DPLM DEI Committee.