Diversity and Inclusion

Our Vision

The School’s vision is grounded in our aspiration to be a diverse and inclusive community of people to accelerate new thinking and ideas in education, research, and practice that have a positive impact on human health worldwide. We envision a school that reflects, in all its dimensions, the population it serves.

Our Mission

The office’s mission is to leverage diversity and inclusion in the School’s infrastructure to produce meaningful and sustainable change to create a school culture where all are appreciated for who they are and to develop principled leaders that are primed and positioned to solve real-world problems and care for the world.

Strategic Priorities

• Strategic Priority 1: Recruit and Retain Diverse Talent
  Increase and retain the compositional diversity of our students, faculty, and staff to reflect the demographics of US citizens.
• Strategic Priority 2: Prepare Culturally-Intelligent Professionals
  Prepare students to be culturally intelligent to meet societal healthcare needs.
• Strategic Priority 3: Build an Inclusive Community
  Create a School community where everyone is connected, valued, and has an opportunity to contribute.

What we are

• A community of people where divergent ideas co-exist, encouraging collaboration where we create our best work.
• A place where diversity and inclusion go hand-in-hand.
• Adaptable and agile people committed to leading in an uncertain, complex, and global world.

What we believe

• Diversity and inclusion: it’s the right thing to do because it’s human.
• Our strengths are routed in our differences.
• Inclusive leadership and a shared vision makes us all accountable and inspires change.
• Diverse perspectives help us innovate at levels that meet societal need.
• Everything we do begins and ends with a patient in mind.

What We Do

• Create access to opportunities that leave no one behind.
• Build workplaces that leverage diversity of thinking and develop a community where people feel recognized, respected, and appreciated for who they are and what they do.
• Expose students, faculty, and staff to a range of perspectives that encourage them to think broadly, deeply, and critically to solve real-world problems.
• Live globally.