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Goal Four: Diversity and Inclusion

In keeping with the mission of Saint Louis University, as a Jesuit institution grounded in Ignatian spirituality and values, the School of Medicine will be a place where everyone is welcomed, respected and supported, so that we may be a community-responsive leader working in partnership to reduce health inequities and improve the health and well-being of the St. Louis region. We will be distinguished by our commitment to cura personalis (care for the whole person), being people with and for others and to walking with the excluded.

Objectives

  1. Enable a climate of safety and trust for learners, faculty and staff.
  2. Recruit faculty, staff and learners that reflect the communities we serve.
  3. Train and prepare our learners to serve as culturally humble physicians, scientists and health care providers for the communities we serve.
  4. Provide faculty and staff with learning opportunities that encourage effective and compassionate care and service for the whole person.
  5. Improve affordability of medical education to students from a wide range of backgrounds.
  6. Support the academic and social success of students from all backgrounds.
  7. Strengthen community connections and develop new ones to address the health needs of people in medically underserved communities.
  8. Increase faculty and learner involvement in community outreach projects.
  9. Ensure that SLU SOM research agenda considers community benefit.
  10. Develop and support programs that promote a culture of belonging among learners, faculty and staff.

Strategies

  1. In accordance with Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) objectives, provide training for cultural humility of medical students.
  2. Climate
    1. Increase the uptake of Women in Medicine and Science (WIMS) programs and activities.
    2. Provide mission-aligned education, training and social opportunities for faculty and staff.
    3. Create and support affinity groups for faculty and staff.
    4. Support departmental liaisons.
    5. Support SOM-wide student affinity groups.
  3. Recruitment
    1. Support and grow pathway projects for students from the region.
    2. Grow partnerships with partner colleges and universities within our region.
  4. Education
    1. Support medical student service learning.
    2. Support the community health track distinction for medical students.
  5.    Service
    1. Increase the health resource outreach programming
    2. Operate a mobile clinic in partnership with community stakeholders and organizations
  6.  Wellness
    1. Incorporate wellness into policies and procedures.
    2. Support the Wellness Program Task Force