Advancing EDI at Every Level of Med Phys Part 1: For Trainees, the Workplace and Beyond
R Castillo1*, K Paradis2*, V Ainsworth3*, (1) Emory University, Atlanta, GA, (2) Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, (3) Harwich, MA
Presentations
MO-FG-206-0 (Monday, 7/11/2022) 1:45 PM - 3:45 PM [Eastern Time (GMT-4)]
Room 206
Since 2005, AAPM has supported the notion that increasing diversity and inclusion within Medical Physics is a priority. It was that year that the original version of the current Diversity and Inclusion subcommittee (DISC), Women and Minority Recruitment subcommittee (WMRSC), was created to establish a fellowship program to increase the number of women and racial minorities within AAPM—Diversity Recruitment through Education and Mentoring (DREAM). A few years later, the Women’s Professional Subcommittee (WPSC) was formed and since then, we have enjoyed an explosion of activity in the equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) space.
With over 15 years of experience in EDI, we are now being even more intentional about advancing our strategic goal of EDI at every level within our organization and our field, whether it be at the trainee level, the workplace, in AAPM and beyond. This session will describe the EDI data that we have for our field and provide a structured approach towards championing and improving EDI in your group or workplace.
Learning Objectives:
1. Provide an overview of AAPM’s Diversity and Inclusion Subcommittee efforts
2. Understand the growth in proportion of women AAPM members over time
3. Discover opportunities to make a workplace more LGBTQIA+ inclusive
4. Understand your role as a medical physicist in making your workplace more inclusive
5. Understand your role in advancing leadership opportunities for women
6. Learn how to set up a sustainable equity, diversity and inclusion program in your workplace
Handouts
- 175-63369-16291659-186886-1400791838.pdf (Victoria Ainsworth)
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