Diversity Committee

The Neurology Diversity Committee was formed in January 2014 to improve diversity, defined across multiple domains, throughout the department. The committee advises the Hiring and Compensation Committees on equity issues in recruitment/retention and coordinates educational and community activities to increase awareness of diversity issues among faculty, staff, and trainees. The Committee reports to the Chair of the Department and also advises the Director of Administration.

Committee Chairs

Winston Chiong, MD, PhD
Mercedes Paredes, MD, PhD

Goals 

• Establish a leadership role for diversity efforts in Neurology, with ongoing support for sustained effort.  
• Double the number of underrepresented in medicine (UIM) trainees in our department by 2019.
• Increase the number of UIM faculty by 25% by 2021.
• Prioritize clinical initiatives that address the needs of underserved communities, and prioritize research on health disparities in neurology.
• Address cultural competence and inclusion via training, surveys, annual grand rounds, and developing new educational materials for residency.
• Youth outreach in local schools.
• Advance research in the areas of implicit bias, in-group, and out-group effects, and local effects here at UCSF.
• Advance telehealth and close the digital divide to increase access to care for rural and underserved communities (including international).

Recent Events

Neurology's 2017 Diversity Grand Rounds
Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton, PhD (UC Berkeley)
"How does bias manifest in health settings? A view from psychology." 

The Effects of Unconscious Bias in Our Work
Sarah Schaeffer, MD, MPH
Organized by Nicole Rosendale, MD, Department of Neurology

Would you like to be a speaker or mentor? Please contact us to let us know.