Resources to Get You Started
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How do I start doing DEIA work?
- EVI Priority Matrix | Office of Equity, Vitality and Inclusion
- Prioritize activities based on the following criteria: equity/impact, feasibility, and time/resources.
- How Meeting Agreements Support Equity and Inclusion | Boston University Diversity & Inclusion
- Set meeting agreements that foster equity and inclusion
- Group Agreements and Racial Justice Tenets for Equitable Participation| Office of Equity, Vitality and Inclusion, the EVI Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Council, and the BMC Health Equity Workgroup
- Establish rules for working together to promote equity and inclusion in group decision-making processes and general meeting spaces
- To Build an Inclusive Culture, Start with Inclusive Meetings | Harvard Business Review
- Create psychological safety, manage conduct, commit to inclusion
- Glossary for Culture Transformation | Office of Equity, Vitality and Inclusion
- Build common understanding on issues of justice, equity, and belonging through shared language
- What If Instead of Calling People Out, We Called Them In? | New York Times
- Professor Loretta J. Ross is combating cancel culture with a popular class at Smith College.
- How to Overcome Our Biases? Walk Boldly Toward Them
- In this TED Talk, Vernā Myers vigorously counter-balancing bias by connecting with, and learning about and from the groups we fear (19 minutes)
- In this TED Talk, Vernā Myers vigorously counter-balancing bias by connecting with, and learning about and from the groups we fear (19 minutes)
- Your Full Self: Social Identities + the Workplace | YWCA Boston
- “Social identities are a specific type of identity that are the ‘result of shared constructions and social relations’ based on human-created societal norms (Johnson, 2006). It is helpful to look at the social identities that are most distinct and impactful in American life today.”
How can I improve retention in my department/ section?
- Mistreatment Experiences, Protective Workplace Systems, and Occupational Stress in Physicians | JAMA
- Systems that prevent mistreatment in the workplace may improve faculty well-being
- Holding Space Tool
- Support each other and hold space during difficult times
- Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA)A Step-by-Step Approach to Improve Quality, Work-Life, and Equity | AMA STEPS Forward
- Improve culture, enhance clinical care, and save time
- Reducing Pajama Time and Work Outside of Work (WOW) | AMA STEPS Forward
- Implement workflows to reduce pajama time and work outside of work
- Debunking Regulatory Myths | AMA STEPS Forward
- Eliminate guesswork and administrative burden
- Challenges to Team-based Care: COVID-19 and Beyond | AMA STEPS Forward
- Staffing issues, workflow disruptions and the pivot to telemedicine
- Time-Saving Strategies | AMA STEPS Forward
- Establish workflows to support team-based care
- De-implementation checklist | AMA STEPS Forward
- De-implement processes that add little or no benefit to teams and patients
How can I improve recruitment in my department/ section?
- Commitment to Operationalize Racial Equity (CORE) | Office of Equity, Vitality and Inclusion
- Tool for clinical departments and sections to integrate racial equity into decision-making
- Review Based Guidelines (RBG) for the Equitable Appointment of Leadership Roles | Office of Equity, Vitality and Inclusion
- Tool to improve equity in the selection of leadership positions by transforming workflows and establishing fair and transparent processes
How can I connect with other groups on campus working on these issues?
The EVI Office is currently developing a DEIA Directory.
- BU Office of Diversity & Inclusion
- BU Graduate Education Diversity & Inclusion Resources
- Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine Diversity & Inclusion Office
- Graduate Medical Sciences Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
- BU Medical Campus: Faculty Development & Diversity
- School of Dental Medicine Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Committee
- School of Public Health Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice Office