Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Ensure presence of at least one DEI committee member on interview panels and recruitment committees

Have coordinated logistics of scheduling with Residency Program Director, Associate Residency Program Director, and Residency Coordinator.

Person/Dept Responsible: DEI Liaison, Residency Coordinator, Residency PD

All members of the interview committee and all faculty participating in candidate-facing interviews will be required to review and attest to AAMC residency interview bias mitigation best-practice guidelines and/or complete DEI/bias mitigation training

Residency Program Coordinator to distribute and track review of AAMC guidelines and/or trainings.

Person/Dept Responsible: DEI Liaison, Residency Coordinator, Residency PD

Keep metrics of completion of DEI trainings and bias mitigation best practice review, which will be tracked by the residency program coordinator over a 12 month timeline

Person/Dept Responsible: DEI Liaison, Residency Coordinator, Residency PD

Require unconscious bias training for members of the interview committee, including faculty who are participating in candidate-facing interviews over a 12 month timeline

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Quarterly Department DEI Town Halls – will invite guest speakers from departmental, institutional, and national level to illuminate challenges and brainstorm creative solutions to advance the cause of equity

Four DEI Committee Meetings will be converted to department wide townhall open to all department members.

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Develop year-long structural competency curriculum, building upon Metzl and Hansen’s article about Structural Competency presented at the June faculty meeting

Curricular integration has already begun.
DEI Liaison presented review of structural competency (Metzl and Hansen) to full PM&R Faculty.
Structural Competency lectures series begun with residents on August 13th, 2020 (Articles presented: Metzl/Hansen: Structural Competency and Hardeman et al NEJM: Stolen Breaths)
Further implementation: integration of health equity topics into

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Create Evaluation System for resident didactic curriculum that asks for every hour of resident lectures: “Did this lecture address the care of diverse populations?

Pilot program completed in January
Next steps will include faculty orientation and implementation.

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See Table Talks/Town Halls Above

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