Beyond Diversity: Embedding a Culture of Inclusive Excellence in Medicine
Watch a recording of REDI’s Third Annual Symposium on embedding inclusive excellence into various domains of academic medicine. We addressed topics including teaching, mentorship, leadership, research, and patient care.
REDI Best Practices: Designing a Faculty In-Person Interview Experience for Success
This tip sheet outlines the essentials of structuring an effective and inclusive faculty interview process at UBC. The in-person interview is a critical step in hiring, involving traditional Q&A sessions, teaching demonstrations, and strategic meetings with leadership and potential colleagues. It ensures that every candidate feels valued and has an equal opportunity to demonstrate their capabilities.
Intergroup dialogue
Intergroup dialogue is a face-to-face, structured, and facilitated group experience that creates opportunities for participants to listen deeply, engage in self-reflection, and gain new perspectives on polarizing societal issues.
Universal Design
Universal Design (UD) calls for the removal of barriers to support everyone, not only people with disabilities. It can be applied to a variety of contexts, including learning and the workplace.
REDI Best Practices: EDI Criteria & Interview Questions in Faculty and Staff Searches
This tip sheet offers a structured framework for reflecting on essential EDI considerations when developing a faculty hiring process, offering guidance to consider before writing the job posting, before reviewing applications, and before selecting interview questions. Offering several lists of selection criteria and interview questions, it is a prompt for hiring committees to think deeply about the meaning of “excellence” and approach the entirety of the hiring process with inclusion in mind.
REDI Best Practices: The 5 D’s of Bystander Intervention
Imagine you witness harassment unfolding before your eyes. What steps can you take? This tip sheet breaks down the crucial elements of intervention, starting with a thoughtful consideration of timing. Is it safe to act immediately, or is it wiser to wait for a safer opportunity? Discover the five key actions you can take from direct intervention to delegation, each “D” offers a strategic approach tailored to various scenarios.
Polarization
According to Courageous Dialogues: Moving Beyond Polarization project, “Polarization is a complex social dynamic that occurs when an issue that involves many different people, concerns and opinions is reduced to two opposing sides— ‘for or against’ or ‘us vs them.'” Learn more
REDI Best Practices: Managing Power Dynamics
In the intricate world of hiring, power imbalances within a committee can shape outcomes. Master the art of inclusive chairing practices in hiring decisions with this guide and transform hiring deliberations into a collaborative journey where every perspective is valued.
REDI Deep Dives: Bias Busters
This Deep Dive slide deck is designed to bust biases and inspire action within your team. Through a series of short activities, this resource empowers teams to identify biases and strategies on mitigating their impact on decision-making. Dive into a 30-minute session coupled with a dynamic 20-minute pre-session homework activity, tailored for any team eager to enhance their decision-making processes. Ideal for all teams, especially those involved in high-stakes adjudication decisions (such as hiring, or research grants) or time-sensitive situations (like emergency doctors or surgeons), where biases can significantly influence outcomes. Empower your team to make decisions with clarity and fairness with these Bias Busters.
REDI Deep Dives: Cultivating Upstanders
Dive into a transformative journey with a REDI Deep Dive slide deck on fostering a culture of upstanders within your unit. This resource offers facilitation tips to initiate conversations about the bystander effect, guiding your team towards heightened awareness and actionable change.