DEI Activities Timeline
Intro Paragraph
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.
DEI Timeline Quarterly Updates
2025
July – September 2025
- Quarterly SLE Concerns Meeting
- 2025-26 ARC Tutor Program Orientation
- New Academic term of the College-Wide Committee on Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (CCDEI)
- UI COM Alumni Reception National Medical Association Meeting – Blackstone Hotel, Chicago, IL
- Recruitment of resident cohort to participate in the American Medical Association, University of Cincinnati/University of Illinois Colleges of Medicine Resident Leadership Development Program to IMPACT Under-Resourced Communities
- URiM Faculty, Residents & Fellows End of Summer Bar-B-Que
April – June 2025
- Quarterly SLE Concerns Meeting
- URiM Focus: Black Men in Medicine Quarterly Gathering
- Summer Research Mentor Program
- Graduation of Participants in the American Medical Association, University of Cincinnati/University of Illinois Colleges of Medicine Resident Leadership Development Program to IMPACT Under-Resourced Communities
January – March 2025
- Quarterly SLE Concerns Meeting
- URiM Black Men in Medicine Quarterly Gathering
2024
October – December 2024
- Quarterly SLE Concerns Meeting
- BRIDgE (Bias Reduction) Train-the Trainer Sessions began
- BRIDgE Training Workshops for Faculty & Staff began
- Lunch/Learn Discussion with UIC Cultural Centers
- Lunch/Lecture with Marcella Nunez-Smith, MD, MHS – Yale School of Medicine
July – September 2024
- 2024-25 ARC Tutor Program Orientation
- New Academic term of the College-Wide Committee on Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (CCDEI)
- Recruitment of resident cohort to participate in the American Medical Association, University of Cincinnati/University of Illinois Colleges of Medicine Resident
- Formation of D-Link (DEI Department Liaisons) Committee
- LGBTQIA+ Safe Zone Training for Residents
- URiM Faculty, Residents & Fellows End of Summer Bar-B-Que
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
2023
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
2022
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