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The University of Washington School of Medicine (UWSOM) recognizes that diversity is integral to its achievement of excellence in education, research, and patient care. To this end, there is a critical need to put efforts toward the retention of UWSOM diversity, and increasing the number of faculty, students, and staff from historically excluded populations currently underrepresented in medicine and the health professions. UWSOM is committed to achieving more diversity in all setting on campus and throughout the Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho (WWAMI) region.
UWSOM also recognizes that recruiting and retaining a diverse community of faculty, staff, students, and trainees cannot alone nurture an inclusive and equitable school environment where individuals are valued and treated in accordance with the policies and practices established by UWSOM and the University of Washington (UW). Therefore, UWSOM also must engage in quality improvement practices and programs that aim to foster equity, diversity, and inclusion in all UWSOM settings including education, patient care, and research. The following UWSOM and UW policies and statements support this policy:
University of Washington Statements and Policies Supporting Diversity
UW Statement on Diversity
UW Diversity Blueprint
Resolution Concerning Equity, Access and Inclusion in Hiring/UW Class C Bulletin No 539, Search Committee Training
UW Faculty Code for Appointment and Promotion, valuing work on diversity
UW Affirmative Action Plan
UW Affirmative Action Policy
UW Presidential Order No. 31: Executive Order on Non-Discrimination and Non-Retaliation
University of Washington School of Medicine Statements and Policies Supporting Diversity
UWSOM Mission Statement
UWSOM Statement on Diversity
UWSOM Admissions Statement on Commitment to Diversity
UWSOM Center for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (CEDI) Mission Statement
UWSOM Policy on Professional Conduct
UWSOM on Policy Requirement of Search Committee Training on Diversity/Implicit Bias (Appendix X)
Effective: Current
Policy Contact: UW School of Medicine, Executive Assistant, Gretchen Burke, gretburk@uw.edu; Education Quality Improvement Office, eqi@uw.edu