Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
In 2020, the Wisconsin Department of Surgery launched a 5-year strategic plan that featured department culture as one of four strategic domains. Our goal in this domain is to develop an inclusive, collaborative, connected culture at all levels of the department, promoting a climate that supports professional fulfillment and wellness. To advance this goal, we created a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) committee to focus specifically on recruiting diverse faculty, staff, and trainees, enhancing cultural competence across the department, and promoting equity within our community.
Membership
DEI committee participants come from all functional areas of the department (faculty, staff, and residents/fellows) and represent a wide variety of experiences and viewpoints. What we share is a passion for advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in our department and in our broader communities, and a commitment to working proactively to create real change.
Department of Surgery members who are interested in joining the DEI committee can contact our committee co-chair: Elise Lawson, MD.
DEI Initiatives
- Faculty Recruitment & Hiring
- Resident Recruitment
- Anti-Racist Learning Group
- DEI Onboarding Practices
- Cultural Complications Curriculum
- DEI Grand Rounds
- Inclusive Communications
For Applicants
The School of Medicine and Public Health is committed to being a diverse, equitable, inclusive and anti-racist workplace and is an Equal Employment Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Applications from Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) individuals, LGBTQ+ and non-binary identities, women, persons with disabilities, military service members and veterans are strongly encouraged.
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Department of Surgery DEI News
Welcome Spencer Jessop, URiM Participant!
The School of Medicine and Public Health and Department of Surgery is committed to being a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and anti-racist learning environment and workplace. The Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM) Visiting Student Scholarship Program, sponsored …
September 3, 2024
Welcome Claudio Gomez Ascencio, URiM Participant!
The School of Medicine and Public Health and Department of Surgery is committed to being a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and anti-racist learning environment and workplace. The Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM) Visiting Student Scholarship Program, sponsored …
August 5, 2024
Welcome Justin Rodriguez, URiM Participant!
The School of Medicine and Public Health and Department of Surgery is committed to being a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and anti-racist learning environment and workplace. The Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM) Visiting Student Scholarship Program, sponsored …
August 5, 2024
Welcome Logan Galbraith, URiM Participant!
The School of Medicine and Public Health and Department of Surgery is committed to being a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and anti-racist learning environment and workplace. The Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM) Visiting Student Scholarship Program, sponsored …
November 3, 2023
Welcome Jasmine Lee, URiM Participant!
The School of Medicine and Public Health and Department of Surgery is committed to being a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and anti-racist learning environment and workplace. The Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM) Visiting Student Scholarship Program, sponsored …
November 3, 2023- More Diversity Equity Inclusion posts
Featured Resource
The Micropedia >>
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Black Surgeons and Surgery in America >>
This text from the American College of Surgeons presents the history of the issues that shape the current debate on racial disparities in surgical care. Read the stories of the heroes who dedicated themselves—sometimes at the cost of their own lives—to the cause of racial equity in surgical care.
Download a PDF copy at no cost and/or purchase a printed copy in the ACS e-store for $25 (ACS member pricing available).
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Join an Employee Resource Group >>
Department of Surgery faculty, staff, residents, and fellows are invited to participate in UW Health's voluntary, employee-led Employee Resource Groups (ERGs).
ERGs focus on the experiences and perspectives of people of a particular race, ethnic or cultural background, gender, gender identity, religion, age cohort, sexual orientation, history of disabilities, military services, or other affinities. Participation provides opportunities to network, pursue professional and personal development, foster community, and support education and initiatives aimed at enhancing equity and inclusion.
The first five ERG pilots are African American/Black, LGBTQ+, Women’s Leadership Group, Military Service Membership, and Latinx. Click on the title above to learn more and find out how to join!
Diversity-Related Events on Campus
- September
- September 20Reclaiming Haiti's Futures: Returned Intellectuals, Placemaking, and Radical ImaginationN.I.C.E. Talk by Darlène Dubuisson12:00 PM, Online
- September 20Interfaith Unwind: Painting RetablosCenter for Interfaith Dialogue and Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Department2:00 PM, 123 Armory and Gymnasium (Red Gym)
- September 20
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- September 23"Navigating Medicaid" - Dr Rebecca MyersonHousehold Finance Seminar Series - Nancy Nicholas Hall Room 1199 (Wisconsin Idea Room)1:15 PM, 1199 Nancy Nicholas Hall
Elise Lawson, MD
Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Department of Surgery