Department faculty to present at AAIM Webinar on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

As part of its commitment to promote and champion diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in academic medicine, the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine will host a free five-part DEI webinar series. The first webinar in this series is Tuesday, February 25, from 3-4:30 p.m. EST. This webinar will set the stage for the series by providing information on key terminology and challenges related to DEI as well as defining the value proposition for addressing DEI at your institution. The webinar will discuss DEI issues unique to academic internal medicine including recruitment and retention, mentoring, promotion, healthcare disparities, and pipeline development.

Speakers include the Department of Medicine’s Jada Bussey-Jones, MD, vice chair of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and chief of General Medicine and Geriatrics, and Kimberly Manning, MD, associate vice chair of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Sylk M. Sotto, EdD, MBA, MS, vice chair for Faculty Affairs at Indiana University School of Medicine, will also present.

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this webinar, participants will be able to do the following:
• Define diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Recognize, understand, and use common DEI terminology
• Identify and understand DEI issues and challenges unique to academic internal medicine
• Make the value proposition (case) for DEI
• Develop a framework for starting the process to address DEI challenges in departments of medicine
• Build and maintain a network of DEI practitioners and learners in academic internal medicine
• Prepare for additional AAIM webinars addressing DEI challenges in departments of medicine

Who Should Attend?
• Physicians, physician leaders, and administrators in academic medicine with an interest in diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Participants involved at all stages of implementing an intentional DEI program at their institution – whether it be in beginning or advanced stages of your organization’s DEI journey

To register, visit the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine website. Questions? Email diversity@im.org