Strategic Plan for DEI
The DEI Leadership along with the DEI Council initiated the strategic planning process with the distribution of faculty engagement surveys and the arrangement of focus groups across all Emory sites. After reviewing the resulting data and analyzing demographic trends within the department, at our peer institutions, and in the larger social context, the committee designed a set of overarching goals, objectives, and action items that provide a framework for the Department of Medicine to achieve sustainable change centered on these foundational principles.
The Strategic Plan for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion offers initiatives focused on five core areas: commitment and consensus, infrastructure, recruitment, retention, and longitudinal progress. By recognizing diversity and its accompanying parts as intellectual and social values at the heart of our departmental identity and mission, we believe we will create spaces across the organization that are welcoming and advantageous for all community members. This Strategic Plan for DEI lays the foundation for future planning and implementation for the Department of Medicine in respect to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Five-Point Plan
- Build consensus around the mission and vision of the Strategic Plan for DEI across the DOM.
- Create an infrastructure that provides strategic oversight and highlights the importance of our DEI goals.
- Recruit diverse faculty, staff, and trainees.
- Retain and promote diverse faculty, staff, and residents.
- Develop data standards for measuring longitudinal progress in DEI efforts.