In 2019, VUMC’s Office for Diversity Affairs established a 40-member Diversity Liaison Committee to further entrench diversity and inclusion work in each major department of the medical center. Each department has named a diversity champion who will steward best practices. Executive leaders and leadership from VUMC’s employee resource groups are also represented in the committee.
The Diversity Liaison Committee meets quarterly to discuss new resources, ideas, and information relating to diversity initiatives. Committee members have shared toolkits for increasing diversity and inclusivity in hiring practices and demonstrated the work that has been done to ensure that VUMC has a diverse vendor supply chain. Through this sharing of ideas and perspectives, the Diversity Liaison Committee empowers members to become stronger advocates in promoting diversity and inclusion in their departments, resource groups, and VUMC as a whole.
Find video of a recent Diversity Liaison Committee Meeting here.
Representative Groups Include:
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P.R.I.D.E. Resource Group VUMC Veterans ERG Latinos Unidos en Vanderbilt VUMC African American ERG Healthcare Alliance for Asian & Pacific Islanders (HAAPI ERG) Disability ERG Population Health Vanderbilt Behavioral Health Dermatology Psychiatry Radiation Oncology Anesthesiology Radiology |
Human Resources OBGYN Development ER Medicine Internal Medicine Medicine and Pediatrics Urology Pathology Ophthalmology Finance Neurology Surgery Otolaryngology |