Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI):
- Value, support and develop diversity with an inclusive and welcoming departmental community for trainees, staff and faculty, including both basic science and clinical divisions.
- Value diversity in many dimensions, including race, ethnicity, culture, gender identity, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, and disability.
- Respect the interests and needs of individuals at all levels of authority and seniority within power differentials.
- In a constructive manner, honestly and transparently navigate situations where individual interests are at odds.
- Develop community engagement to reach disadvantaged populations for clinical needs, education and inclusion in research.
Mental health and wellbeing:
- Support trainee, staff and faculty mental health and wellness in the diverse set of challenges that occur in our basic science and clinical divisions.
- Value and encourage a healthy work life balance and support measures that promote resilience, professional satisfaction and sustainability.
- Establish staffing levels and work models that balance work load and reduce burnout.
- Actively promote a sense of shared value and agency within the department.
Professional development:
- Support the professional development of trainees, staff and faculty.
- Establish mentoring programs that support professional development at all levels.
- Support a diversity of current and future work and life experiences.
- Encourage and develop collaborations in research, education and clinical service.
- Encourage networking both locally (within and outside our department) and nationally.
Promoting patient care:
- Patients first
- Quality diagnostics and therapeutics
- Prioritize ethical action on behalf of our patients
Characteristics and elements:
- Integrity
- Intellectual curiosity.
- Innovation.
- Leadership with attention to the servant leader model and engagement of the broader faculty body in leadership and service
- Empathy.
- Balance self-respect and professional drive with humility.
- Respect for others: colleagues, peers, trainees, patients – those above and below us, in different divisions and different sites.
- Inclusion, not othering.
- Be a listener, not just a talker.
- Listen to alternative viewpoints.
- Positivity and constructive input, not negativity
- Professionalism
- Community engagement.
- Commitment to improve our world through science and medicine.
- Integration and collaboration.
- A drive to achieve: use the opportunities we have been given to advance science and medicine.
- Consistent and transparent communication and shared responsibility of faculty to participate in communication and to solicit/query leadership when communication is needed.
- Operational efficiency
- Sustainability
Within our department, consider and implement institutional values of ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ SOM and UH, including service excellence (promoting patient care and academic service), belonging (including our DEI goals), integrity, compassion, and trust.