Office of Equity, Vitality and Inclusion

The Office of Equity, Vitality and Inclusion (EVI) plays a central role in advancing BUMG clinician occupational well-being by developing, implementing and assessing initiatives that strengthen faculty recruitment and retention. We seek to understand the interactions between BUMG clinicians and our health system to optimize professional fulfillment and mitigate burnout. Our aim is for all BUMG Faculty to experience occupational well-being, without differences by identity.

We work in close partnership with Chairs, Section Chiefs, BUMG and Boston Medical Center (BMC) leadership and clinician champions to coordinate clinician occupational well-being initiatives. One key part of our work is the Clinician Vitality Survey, which incorporates validated measures and robust national clinician benchmarks. We use the data to identify opportunities, implement systemic solutions, and support Departments and Sections in setting goals and implementing targeted initiatives.

Our grounding principles:

  • A thriving clinical workforce is essential for delivering high-quality and safe patient care
  • Investment in assessment and measurement of well-being is foundational to this work
  • We use an equity lens when evaluating and implementing initiatives
  • Clinician occupational well-being should be considered in all strategic decisions

VISION  |  We strive to create and sustain an organizational culture where diversity is valued, equity is practiced, our community’s diversity is reflected, and everyone feels supported to thrive.

National Recognition

In the News

    Equity: The state in which differences in life outcomes are not predicted by one’s race, sex and gender, and other dimensions of identity, with specific emphasis on populations bearing the burden of inequities (e.g., people of color, women, LGBTQIA+ people). Equity is both a process and an outcome. Vitality: Professional vitality is a meaningful and productive work life, where people are able to reach their fullest professional potential. This means creating a workplace that invests in the emotional, physical, and professional wellbeing of its members, where all are supported so they can do their chosen work. Inclusion: The fundamental and authentic integration of historically and currently excluded individuals and/or groups into positions, processes, activities, and decision and policy making in a way that shares power, values input and engenders belonging.