“诚实和开放”

的 second OUWB 多样性 Champion cohort graduated in February, reaffirming the school’s commitment to being a diverse learning community.

 的 十大菠菜台子 William Beaumont School of Medicine 多样性, 股本, and 包容 Council (DEIC) kicked off the new 多样性 Champion program in early 2021. 

OUWB DEIC was created in 2013 as a means to give a voice to medical students, 教师, and 工作人员. 的 purpose of the council is to redouble efforts in ensuring OUWB is a safe environment where learning and engagement on all levels take place. 理事会是 2019年重组 with members from 工作人员, 教师, residents, 和学生.

In 2020, DEIC recommended creation and implementation of the 多样性 Champion program to extend and deepen the commitment to OUWB’s diverse learning environment.

的 inaugural cohort consisted of nearly 30 graduates representing various aspects of the OUWB community. Fourteen people graduated as part of the second group, during a Feb. 1虚拟仪式.

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迪尔德丽·皮茨博士.D., associate dean, Academic, Faculty Affairs, and 多样性 & 包容, said she views the program “as a reaffirmation of the school’s commitment to the mission of diversity and inclusion.”

“的 name of the department that this falls under is diversity and inclusion for a reason,”她说。. “多样性 to represent our pledge to build an environment where the diversity of all students, 教师, 员工被拥抱, 接受, 受人尊敬的, 和庆祝.”

的 idea behind the 多样性 Champions program was first proposed by 皮特 in late 2019.

To develop a framework for the program, the 多样性 Champions program team sought input from experts in the fields of race, 文化能力, 同性恋群体, 和更多的.

That input led the champion planning committee of Suzan Kamel-ElSayed, Ph.D.Robin Rivest博士.D., Kevin Roby, M4 student, Tracey Taylor, Ph.D.和Ann voories - sargent博士.D., to create programming focused on topics such as social identity, 无意识的偏见, microaggressions, 种族和种族主义的历史, 代词的重要性, 和更多的.

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“Participants learn from each other and lean on each other in order to make the most of their valuable training time together,皮茨说。. “Interactions…were honest and open, leaving their experiences hopefully unforgettable.”皮特 said training to become a champion is “an intense process that is completely immersive.”

“I believe these champions will have a positive impact on OUWB as they carry out the pledge to nurture an inclusive environment,她补充道。.

As part of the graduation ceremony, graduates together recite the 多样性 Champion Oath. 通过誓言, graduates pledge to listen with respect, 接受差异, 为他人着想, 和更多的.

Some graduates also spoke about their experience during the ceremony.

Sarah Lerchenfeldt，制药公司.D., associate professor, Department of Foundational Medical Studies, was one of the speakers.

在整个项目中, I was inspired by the honesty and bravery of our 教师, 工作人员, 和学生, and encouraged to be more mindful in everything I do, whether helping improve the curriculum or participating in community events,”她说。. “(的 program) provided me with many necessary tools and strategies to create a more diverse, 公平的, and inclusive environment for our community.”

Trixy大厅, coordinator of Graduate Program and 社区 Outreach — and also a 多样性 Champion graduate — spoke on the importance of “the authentic self.”

“的 whole training really gave us an opportunity to really see how we’re different, 我们是一样的,”她说。. “It also makes you feel like you have to be a little bit more understanding and you have to have patience when it comes to understanding what another person goes through.”

 Rachel Harvey, M4, said she was “inspired and moved” by the other members of the cohort.

“Each and every individual brought their own unique experiences and perspectives,”她说。.

Harvey said she feels confident that the experience “will make me a better physician and team member.”