Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Resources
Learn about the diversity, equity and inclusion resources that the Central Michigan University College of Medicine provides to its students, faculty and staff.
Definitions
Diversity
Diversity includes all the ways in which people differ and it encompasses all the different characteristics that make one individual or group different from another. It is all-inclusive and recognizes everyone and every group as part of the diversity that should be valued. A broad definition includes not only race, ethnicity and gender—the groups that most often come to mind when the term "diversity" is used—but also age, national origin, religion, disability, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, education, marital status, language and physical appearance. It also involves different ideas, perspectives and values.
Source: Racial Equity Tools
Equity
To treat everyone fairly. An equity emphasis seeks to render justice by deeply considering structural factors that benefit some social groups/communities and harm other social groups/communities. Sometimes justice demands, for the purpose of equity, an unequal response.
Source: Racial Equity Tools
Inclusion
Authentically bringing traditionally excluded individuals and/or groups into processes, activities and decision/policy making in a way that shares power.
Source: Racial Equity Tools
Inclusive spaces
Quality of Life Rooms CMU Campus.
Quality of Life Room College of Medicine 2429 - open access.
Inclusive Restrooms CMU Campus.
Inclusive Restrooms College of Medicine - every floor.
Health equity resources
Articles
Structural Competency: Theorizing a New Medical Engagement with Stigma and Inequality by Jonathan M. Metzl and Helena Hansen
Exploring Discrimination and Mental Health Disparities Faced by Black Sexual Minority Women Using a Minority Stress Framework by Sarah K. Calabrese, Ilan H. Meyer, Nicole M. Overstreet, Rahwa Haile, and Nathan B. Hansen.
Beyond Cultural Competence: Critical Consciousness, Social Justice, and Multicultural Education by Amo K. Kumagai and Monica L. Lypson
A Push for Inclusive Data Collection in STEM Organizations by Nicholas P. Burnett, Alyssa M. Hernandez, Emily E. King, Richelle L. Tanner, Kathryn Wilsterman
Books
Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment is Killing America’s Heartland by Jonathan M. Metzl, M.D.
The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein
Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to Present by Harriet A. Washington
Medical Bondage: Race, Gender, and the Origins of American Gynecology by Deirdre Cooper Owens
From Equity Talk to Equity Walk: Expanding Practitioner Knowledge for Racial Justice in Higher Education by Tia Brown McNair, Estela Mara Bensimon, Lindsey Malcom-Piquex
Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor’s Reflections on Race and Medicine by Damon Tweedy, M.D.
Sounding the Alarm: Six Strategies for Medical Students to Champion Anti-Racism Advocacy by Deborah Fadoju, Rosevine A. Azap, J Nwando Olayiwola
Audio
The Health Disparities Podcast by Movement is Life
The Health Equity Podcast Channel
Maintenance Phase with Aubrey Gordan and Michael Hobbs
Visual
Cultural Humility | Juliana Mosley, Ph.D.| TedxWest Chester
Cultural Humility: People, Principles and Cultural Humility: People, Principles and Practices
How We Heal: Structural Competency Training - How We Heal: Structural Competency Training Session #1
How We Heal: Structural Competency Training - How We Heal: Structural Competency Training Session #2
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks directed by George C. Wolfe (HBO)
Miss Evers’ Boys directed by Joseph Sargent
The Color of Care directed by Yance Ford
Campus resources
- Office for Institutional Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Office of Diversity Education
- Multicultural Academic Student Services
- LGBTQ Services and Gender Equity Programs
- Office of Indigenous Affairs
- Office of Global Engagement
- Office of Civil Rights and Institutional Equity
- Office of Curriculum and Instructional Support
- Veterans' Resource Center
- Diversity and Inclusion Resources - AAMC
- The Importance of Diversity in Healthcare