Campus-Wide Events
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May 16
Dr. Jagdip Shah Lectureship: Emery Brown, M.D., Ph.D.
Thursday, May 16, 2024, 6:30 a.m.
Emery Brown, M.D., Ph.D., is a professor of Anesthesia at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital and a professor of Medical Engineering and Computational Neuroscience at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Brown has been internationally recognized for using statistics in the development of signal processing algorithms to study systems in how the brain represents and transmits information and for his use of functional neuroimaging to study how anesthetic drugs act in the brain to create the state of general anesthesia in humans. Join Brown for an upcoming lecture titled “General Anesthesia, Neuromodulation and Altered States of Arousal.”
This event will be held in-person in Sanger Hall, room 3-016, and virtually.
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May 31
Improving Your Workplace Culture with Psychological Safety Workshop
Friday, May 31, 2024, noon - 2:00 p.m.
In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, the School of Medicine's Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion have partnered with VCU's Integrity and Compliance office to host a workshop on improving workplace culture with psychological safety. This workshop will introduce the key concepts of psychological safety, discuss a case study and provide attendees with the tools they can use to foster a workplace culture where all employees feel safe and encouraged to be their authentic selves. This event is open to all.
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Ongoing
Dialogue to Action: Community-building Circles to Foster a Culture of Respect and a Shared Sense of Belonging
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The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is launching a new resource to foster more meaningful intergroup relationships and communications. Open to all, this series seeks to create a sense of belonging through the sharing of stories, active listening and building and strengthening relationships and connections.
Thursday, May 23, 2024, noon – 1:00 p.m.
This event will be held in MMEC, room 7-101
Learn more and register here.Wednesday, June 12, 2024, noon – 1:00 p.m.
This event will be held in MMEC, room 7-101
Learn more and register here.Friday, July 12, 2024, noon – 1:00 p.m.
This event will be held in MMEC, room 7-101
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Ongoing
Stepping In 4 Respect Workshops
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Learn to support your School of Medicine colleagues and address discrimination and other forms of mistreatment in our clinical and learning environments. These interactive workshops utilize video scenarios, interactive debriefing discussions and improvisation experiences to help participants learn how to use a positive approach to addressing discriminatory behavior in the health care environment. While the workshops are clinically focused, the skills taught are transferable to non-clinical settings. These in-person workshops are open to all.
Friday, May 3, 2024, 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
This event will be held in MMEC, room 3-101
Learn more and register here.Thursday, July 11, 2024, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
This event will be held in MMEC, room 3-101
Learn more and register here.
DEI in the News
Dialogue: What We Believe
We reaffirm the core values of human dignity and of mutual, unconditional respect, and we acknowledge our responsibility to condemn racism and all forms of discrimination.
Our students, trainees, faculty, staff, alumni and community members are valued partners who provide essential perspective and context for how we more forthrightly conduct this work. Listening is the first step in making meaningful change, and we are inspired and humbled by the feedback and engagement from our School of Medicine community.
Action: What We Are Doing
We are collaborating across our campus, health system and university to foster a welcoming community that supports and values people of all cultural backgrounds and life experiences and makes our medical school a more diverse and representative place to work.
Cultivating such an environment is essential to the fulfillment of our mission to improve the quality of health care for humanity, and we are committed to engaging in dialogue across the breadth of our community to fuel our short-term, mid-range and long-term actions.
Engagement
Where We Are Headed
As a pivotal step in turning dialogue into action, the School of Medicine is proud to announce its inaugural Inclusion Council. Members include students, trainees, faculty, staff, alumni and community members who are dedicated to this vital journey.
We remain committed to communicating openly and forthrightly about pertinent developments and activities moving forward, and we welcome your continued input, advocacy and engagement.
Learn more about other efforts to address race, diversity, equity and inclusion across VCU’s campuses and in the community.
DEI Resources