一年的永恒变化
On May 25, 2020, the tragic death of乔治·弗洛伊德sparked a nation-wide call for change across the United States, including in the health care industry. From marches, to demonstrations, and the proliferation of White Coats for Black Lives, the entire profession has rallied for significant change over the past year.
“One year has passed since the murder of George Floyd, and his death has led to everlasting changes at McGovern Medical School,” said亚洲McCleary-Gaddy，博士, director of the多样性和包容办公室and assistant professor of精神病学。“在本科医学教育和研究生医学教育水平上，这些永恒的变化反映了。”
2021年初，麦戈文医学院（McGovern Medical School）首次亮相了其新的社会正义和倡导纵向课程，这是对日益增长的呼吁的回答，以加强努力，以教授社会结构，政策和等级制度如何影响健康结果。
“建立新的社会正义和倡导纵向主题的大部分势头和动力来自学生对教育中对健康的社会决定因素进行更全面检查的需求，以及对种族不公正和社会不平等的广泛估计2020年夏。”Aibana Omowunmi, MD, assistant professor ofinternal medicineand co-director of the theme.
医学院的学生提供了有关当前医学院课程中优先主题的反馈，以帮助教师增强教育，并最终认识到健康差异，脆弱人群和倡导的差距。
“We can no longer just teach about how to care for patients within the walls of clinics and hospitals, but teach students how to provide comprehensive health care to our patients, and recognize and respond to the influencing factors in our communities on health,” saidSandy McKay, MD, associate professor ofpediatricsand co-director of the theme.
In August, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion created the Diversity and Equity Speaker Series, a periodical lecture series which highlights and discusses the social determinants of health. Speakers have includedMikki Hebl, PhD，玛莎和亨利·马尔科·洛维特心理学主席，莱斯大学和Dennis Kennedy，国家多样性委员会的创始人兼主席。以前的讨论主题包括“工作中的社会科学”和“多样性，包容和公平：从言语到行动”等等。
变更也扩展到了麦戈文医学院的研究生医学教育认证委员会（ACGME）。通过共同的计划要求（CPRS），ACGME多样性，公平和包容部已经开始开发资源，工具，论坛和其他途径，以解决多样化和包容劳动力的招聘和保留。
“The ACGME recognizes the importance of increasing diversity in the physician workforce, and how it can positively impact health care access and patient outcomes,” saidSamuel Luber, MD，研究生医学教育的助理院长和学术事务执行副主席。“我们的GME领导层正在与麦戈文医学院多样性和包容性办公室合作，为我们的培训计划提供资源和机会。”
随着多样性，公平和包容性的新优先级，众议院工作人员还为居民提供了新的职位，该职位将为招募和保留人数不足的学员提供建议，同时强调结构能力在教学和学习中的重要性。
Additionally, McGovern Medical School announced faculty as inaugural Vice Chairs for Diversity and Inclusion in the Fall of 2020. The role of these vice chair is to demonstrate cultural awareness and knowledge, and to provide vision and leadership for diversity and inclusion initiatives across the department’s various clinical, research, and teaching sites.
副主席将通过提供有效的策略来确定各种候选人，同时与教职员工和员工搜索委员会以及居住和奖学金计划负责人合作，以确定各种候选人，并与每个人一起工作，以解决筛查和选择的偏见，从而在招募未来的教职员工中发挥作用。过程。
Members of the McGovern Medical School community who may be experiencing post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or any other issues as a result of the past year are encouraged to seekwellnessinitiatives supplied courtesy of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.