DEI Activities Timeline

Over the past several years, the leadership and staff of the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, along with members of the UI COM College-Wide Committee on DEI and the Strategic Planning Committee, have organized and executed numerous activities and events, outlined in the timeline below. These initiatives aimed to enhance the UI-COMmunity, fostering a more inclusive and supportive learning and working environment. Additionally, they supported faculty and staff career development, as well as provided networking and mentorship opportunities for students and trainees.

April – June 2024

  • Collaboration with University of Cincinnati Diversity Residency Leadership Program – Formation of a Central HUB at UI COM & UI Health
  • Summer Research Mentor Program – COM-UHP
  • Black Men in Medicine Quarterly Gathering

January – March 2024

  • 2nd Annual HEPP Breakfast for URiM Faculty
  • 2nd Cycle of URiM Faculty Start-Up Funds Awarded
  • Quality Improvement & Patient Safety Training Program for URiM Faculty began
  • UI COM & UI HEALTH DEI Book Review (Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives by Linda Villarosa) Collaborative Event
  • Melanated Women in Medicine Breakfast
  • Black Men in Medicine Quarterly Gathering

October – December 2023

  • BRIDgE (Bias Reduction) Train-the-Trainer Sessions began
  • All Faculty & Staff BRIDgE Training Workshops began
  • Campus-Wide Climate Assessment Completed
  • Black Men in Medicine Quarterly Gathering
  • 2nd Year term of the CDEI (College-Wide Committee on Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion)
  • 1st Cycle of URiM Staff Professional Development Awards

July – September 2023

  • Bias Reduction (BRIM revamped to BRIDgE) Training Focus Groups Conducted
  • URiM Faculty, Residents & Fellows End of Summer Bar-B-Que
  • 4th Year of the Anti-Racism Curriculum (ARC) Tutor Program began
  • 2nd Cycle of URiM Faculty Career Development Awards
  • 1st Cycle of URiM Faculty Start-Up Funds Awarded

April – June 2023

  • 2023-24 Anti-Racism Curriculum (ARC) Tutor Selection & Training
  • Black Men in Medicine Kickoff Gathering
  • Summer Research Mentor Program – COM-UHP

January – March 2023

  • Began revamping BRIM – Bias Reduction Training Presentation
  • Recruitment of new cohort of Anti-Racism Curriculum (ARC) Tutors
  • 2nd Cycle of HEPP JUMP Faculty Mentoring Program began

October – December 2022

  • 1st Year of the CDEI (College-Wide Committee on Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion)

July – September 2022

  • Began College-Wide Climate Assessment Planning
  • 2022-23 Anti-Racism Curriculum (ARC) Tutor Selection & Training
  • 1st Cycle of URiM Faculty Career Development Awards
  • 1st HEPP Breakfast for URiM Faculty