EQUITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
The University of Washington Department of Emergency Medicine believes that diversity enriches training and scientific discovery, and promotes the best healthcare available.
We strive for diversity in race, culture, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender-identity, and socioeconomic background.
WE ARE COMMITTED TO
- Cultivating diversity, equity, and inclusion, and fostering a climate of respect for patients and their families, as well as our students, trainees, faculty, and staff.
- Recruitment, retention and advancement of faculty, fellows, residents, students, and staff from groups under-represented in medicine in an inclusive and equitable environment.
- Advocacy and outreach to underserved and marginalized populations to improve equity in healthcare outcomes.
RESOURCES & PROGRAMS
UW Medicine Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Read more about how the UW School of Medicine is creating a collaborative space where all feel welcome.
Center for Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Read more about the Center for Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (CEDI).
Emergency Medicine Scholars Program
The Emergency Medicine Scholars Program (EMSP) is a funded program designed to provide a broad, month-long educational experience within the UW Department of Emergency Medicine for exceptional fourth-year medical students from a broad range of those who are under-represented in medicine.
Global Scholar's Program (GSP)
This program has been designed to provide a structured means of receiving non-UW faculty, fellows, and occasionally senior residents, from outside the United States, who have identified specific interests related to areas of expertise within the University of Washington Department of Emergency Medicine.