Implementing a Successful Faculty-Driven Diversity Liaison Program: an Innovative Approach to Faculty Recruitment at OUWB School of Medicine.
Diversity
Faculty
Recruitment
Search committee
Training
Unconscious bias
Journal
Medical science educator
ISSN: 2156-8650
Titre abrégé: Med Sci Educ
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101625548
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Sep 2020
Sep 2020
Historique:
entrez:
30
8
2021
pubmed:
17
6
2020
medline:
17
6
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Recruiting a diverse faculty is necessary for fostering inclusive environments at medical schools. The current study describes the creation and implementation of a faculty-led Diversity Liaison Program (DLP). After a faculty-wide assessment of attitudes regarding diversity, volunteer faculty participants in the DLP received training about identifying and mitigating bias in the search process, as well as methods for increasing search pool diversity. Early results show increased hiring of faculty who are women and from underrepresented groups. We conclude by discussing the successes and challenges of the program, which are instructive for other institutions seeking to diversify their faculty.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34457760
doi: 10.1007/s40670-020-01006-y
pii: 1006
pmc: PMC8368708
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
1007-1009Informations de copyright
© International Association of Medical Science Educators 2020.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflict of InterestThe authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.
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