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REDI Best Practices: Mitigating Cognitive Biases in Awards Adjudication

REDI Best Practices: Mitigating Cognitive Biases in Awards Adjudication

This tip sheet offers practical strategies to help committees mitigate conscious and unconscious cognitive biases, ensuring a fairer and more equitable awards decisions.

REDI Best Practices: Adjudicating Awards through an EDI lens

REDI Best Practices: Adjudicating Awards through an EDI lens

This tip sheet guides you in structuring and refining the awards process through an EDI lens. From encouraging diverse applications and nominations to creating transparent, bias-aware adjudication stages, it provides best practices to ensure fairness at every step.

Faculty/Resident Development Initiatives Grant (FRDIG)

Faculty/Resident Development Initiatives Grant (FRDIG)

The Office of Faculty Development, in partnership with REDI, is offering up to $5,000 in funding to support projects aligned with their mandates in health professions education. Projects must focus on faculty/resident development as teachers and include elements of equity, diversity, inclusion, Indigenization, or decolonization.

REDI’s Media List: Indian Residential School Experiences

REDI’s Media List: Indian Residential School Experiences

The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation honours the children who never returned home, and the Survivors of residential schools, their families and communities. We invite you to watch films and documentaries that delve into the experiences of Indian residential schools and reflect on the strength, courage, and resilience of Indigenous peoples.

Reconciliation

Reconciliation

Reconciliation is an ongoing commitment that requires action from each of us. Learn more about the meaning of reconciliation and concrete actions you can take individually and as a unit or department.

Introduction to the REDI Office: Resources for Learners 

Introduction to the REDI Office: Resources for Learners 

Discover a wealth of resources from the REDI Office designed to support your learning journey. Join upcoming events, access over 40 hours of recorded events, and find guidance for navigating mistreatment in the learning environment.

Introduction to the REDI Office: Resources for Faculty and Staff

Introduction to the REDI Office: Resources for Faculty and Staff

Are you new to UBC or the Faculty of Medicine? Learn about the REDI Office’s range of resources to support your role, from professional development and EDI best practices to strategies for fostering an inclusive and respectful workplace.

Navigating Disclosures of a Serious Concern in the Learning Environment

Navigating Disclosures of a Serious Concern in the Learning Environment

When a learner discloses a serious concern affecting their learning environment, it can be difficult to know how to respond or where to seek help. This guide outlines confidential, trauma-informed resources to support faculty, staff, and administrators in navigating these situations, prioritizing the well-being and safety of learners.

REDI Best Practices: How to Avoid the “Minority Tax” On New Colleagues from HSPM Groups

REDI Best Practices: How to Avoid the “Minority Tax” On New Colleagues from HSPM Groups

This guide offers strategies to create an inclusive and supportive environment for newly hired colleagues from historically, systemically, and persistently marginalized (HSPM) groups. Avoiding the “minority tax”—where marginalized individuals are burdened with extra emotional labour—requires proactive onboarding, effective mentoring, and ongoing team training. These best practices are vital for creating a welcoming environment where they can thrive.

REDI Best Practices: The O’DEAR Framework for Difficult Conversations

REDI Best Practices: The O’DEAR Framework for Difficult Conversations

This tip sheet provides a practical, step-by-step approach for navigating difficult conversations with respect and clarity. By following the O’DEAR model—Open, Describe, Explain, Ask, and Request—you can express concerns, listen actively, and co-construct solutions to address sensitive issues.