Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion


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Diversity Corner

A message from our Associate Chairs for Diversity and Inclusion

Tamara Dunn, MD

Wendy Caceres, MD

Our Mission

Our Mission

To build a community in which all people – including those who have historically been marginalized – can thrive authentically, we will embrace human diversity and pursue practices that advance equity, inclusion, access, and justice.

Our Values

We are committed to reflecting and celebrating diversity, educating ourselves, ensuring a sense of belonging, establishing an anti-racist culture and moving toward justice.

Our Vision

To reach our collective potential through these actions: recruitment, retention, mentorship and promotion while fostering an ever deepening understanding of medical history, allyship and justice. Specifically,

  • Recruitment, retention, and promotion of UIM faculty, staff, fellows and residents;
  • inclusive environments;
  • representation in educational activities;
  • application of a health equity lens for research and scholarly work; and
  • community engagement/clinical care of vulnerable populations.

Stanford Land Acknowledgment

Councils and Committees

Faculty Committee

The council is an action-oriented group that meets monthly and provides leadership, accountability, and recommendations to create a more inclusive and diverse community. To get involved, contact Wendy Caceres


Staff Committee

The Committee's goal is to foster an environment and culture that is inclusive, welcoming, and supportive of all members of our community. A two-hour commitment per month is expected. To get involved, contact domstaffdei@stanford.edu


Featured Events

Inclusion 2023

Inclusion 2024

For Inclusion 2024, we’ll be hosting a year-long, virtual celebration with engaging monthly programming and events.





Key Initiatives



Chair Diversity Investigator Awards

Our Chair Diversity Investigator Award program provides four grants of $50,000 each to young investigators whose research is focused on diversity, equity, inclusion, and the elimination of health care disparities. Applications are now open for 2021. Learn more




Faculty Lens Advisors

In 2019, we created an innovative program to improve the diversity of our candidate pools, utilizing Faculty LENS Advisors (LENS = Leading to Enhance Excellence in the Navigation of Searches.) These are professors in our department, who have been given both funded protected time (20%) and training, along with staff support, to better identify diverse candidates for our professoriate searches. Learn more



Stanford-Meharry Initiative

This initiative was designed to expose Meharry students to current research at Stanford and encourage connection between the two institutions. Learn more

Resources and Ways to Get Involved

Resources

We’ve compiled a list of resources and trainings to help you learn, grow, find support, get involved, and make an impact. 


Self Care During Difficult Times

View our webpage that contains information about support and self-care during difficult times

Combatting Racial Injustice

We’ve compiled a list of resources for anti racism work

Get Involved

Join a council, submit an idea, partner with us, and learn more about the work we're doing.


Submit an Idea

Do you have an idea or suggestion for ways to improve diversity? We want to hear from you! Please submit your improvement idea here

Connect with Us

Connect with us on social media by using the hashtag #StanDoMDiversity

Want to be notified of department DEI events & announcements?

Contact Winnona Alba (winnona@stanford.edu) to join our new email listserv at domdeievents@lists.stanford.edu.