MISSION

UNM Department of Surgery strives to address –isms (e.g. sexism, racism/ethno racism, xenophobia, homophobia, transphobia, etc.), recognize the assets of historically marginalized communities, eliminate healthcare disparities, and promote healthcare equity in our work. Discrimination and intolerance have no place in our community. We celebrate our multitudes of intersecting identities and commit to ongoing effort of creating an inclusive and supportive workplace climate, especially for women, racial and ethnic minority individuals, and residents of rural communities

PURPOSE

We strive to build an environment where the applicants for staff, faculty or trainee positions can see the cultural competency and humility of our departmental members in their work with teaching, interviewing, when conducting research and when taking care of patients. The scope of our work is to:

• Establish and report on best practices on DEI in the department
• Work with divisional leadership to ensure promotion of DEI scholarship
• Examine departmental composition and advancement to provide advice regarding recruitment and retention along with actions that assure that all the members of the department have the opportunity to advance
• Engaging DEI- focused research activities to advance the field of surgery
• Develop programs, workshops, strategies, curriculum, and activities, as well as interface with other UNM departments, to support DEI

Work with Educational Leadership to initiate and promote diversity and inclusion process and broaden access to Department of surgery educational programs.

OUR LEADERSHIP