Research Voices from the Field with Chelsey Perry
In this edition, Chelsey Perry, Indigiqueer PhD candidate in the Department of Medicine, researcher at the Indigenous Equity Lab and citizen of the Nisg̱a’a First Nation, reflect on why they co-authored “‘Our bodies are sacred… the information we share with healthcare providers is sacred’: Envisioning the future of culturally safe healthcare systems for Indigenous women, Two-Spirit, Indigiqueer and gender diverse peoples”— a compelling call for current and future health-care providers to reflect on what culturally safe care can and should be.
REDI Moments That Matter: Onboarding
This guide focuses on Onboarding as a key moment where institutional commitments to equity, diversity, and inclusion are either reinforced or undermined. It highlights how early experiences shape belonging, engagement, and retention. It invites units to consider ways to level the playing field and create conditions for new faculty and staff to thrive.
REDI Digest Guides: Moving from Harm to Healing
In this edition, the guide draws on the It Starts With Us webinar Moving from Harm to Healing in EDI, Medical Education, and Clinical Practice (January 2025). It examines retributive and restorative justice approaches and their implications for responding to harm in educational and clinical settings, and invites reflection on how restorative practices can repair relationships, restore trust, and support accountability.
Braiding Accountability: A Ten-Year Review of the TRC’s Healthcare Calls to Action
Ten years after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission issued its Calls to Action, what has been achieved in healthcare? Explore this landmark report to learn more.
Engaging Values, Shifting Culture: Evidence-Based Approaches to Frame Messages that Inspire Enduring Change
Watch a recording for an It Starts With Us session with Mark Chenery, Co-Founder and Director of Common Cause Australia. Mark facilitated training on the Common Cause Values and Frames Fundamentals—an evidence-based approach designed for healthcare professionals, educators, leaders, and staff who want to communicate in ways grounded in shared human values.
New Year, New You: REDI’s New Year Book List
Explore a compilation of books that have deeply inspired the REDI team in their work. Immersing yourself in the stories, lived experiences, and perspectives of individuals from various historically marginalized groups can foster empathy, understanding, and even aid in mitigating bias in your teaching and clinical practice.
We Are the Change We Seek: Leading Indigenous Health in British Columbia
Join us virtually on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, from 12:00–3:00 PM (PT), for an Indigenous Speakers Series session featuring Indigenous Vice Presidents from regional health authorities, and the Provincial Health Services Authority. They will share how Indigenous leadership is transforming health systems across B.C.—advancing Cultural Safety, Humility, and Truth and Reconciliation.
REDI Digest Guides: Inclusive Professionalism in Practice
In this first edition, the guide draws on the It Starts With Us webinar Inclusive Professionalism in Medicine (March 2025). It explores how professionalism is evolving from traditional norms toward more inclusive and relational approaches, highlighting key themes, including the impact of professional norms on historically, systemically, and persistently marginalized groups.
REDI Moments That Matter: Faculty & Staff Recruitment
In this first guide, we focus on Faculty and Staff Recruitment as a key moment that signals who is welcome and valued within a unit. The guide invites reflection on how recruitment practices shape culture, belonging, and retention long before someone joins a team, and how processes can either affirm or undermine stated commitments to equity and inclusion.
Research Voices from the Field with Cheryl Holmes
In this edition, Cheryl Holmes, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Medical Education and Clinical Professor of Critical Care in the Department of Medicine reflects on why she co-authored “Core Competencies for Students Entering Medical School: Reaching Pan-Canadian Consensus for Inclusive and Accessible Medical Education” — a must-read for leaders and educators seeking to embed disability justice into medical education.