The scope of DEI work includes:

• Guide the SOM in crafting, implementing, and evaluating an overarching diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategic plan in alignment with the HSC Strategic Plan.

• Support SOM in achieving DEI-related accreditation standards.

  • a. Advising the the development, implementation, and evaluation of programs to meet DEI-related accreditation standards and responsible for the writing of responses in initial and subsequent accreditation applications. For example, LCME accreditation standard:

  • 3.3 Diversity/Pipeline Programs and Partnerships

    A medical school has effective policies and practices in place, and engages in ongoing, systematic, and focused recruitment and retention activities, to achieve mission-appropriate diversity outcomes among its students, faculty, senior administrative staff, and other relevant members of its academic community. These activities include the use of programs and/or partnerships aimed at achieving diversity among qualified applicants for medical school admission and the evaluation of program and partnership outcomes.

    • Reference: LCME Accreditation Standards. https://lcme.org/publications/ 

• Lead the initial development or subsequent editing of SOM DEI-related mission and vision.

• Align and coordinate DEI-related efforts between SOM DEI and other internal and external entities including HSC DEI, UNM DEI, and external DEI-related organizations (e.g. LMSA, SNMA, APAMSA, etc.) to support achievement of strategic plan. For example,

• Learner, faculty, staff, and senior leadership recruitment, matriculation/hiring, retention, success, and promotion

• Co-lead/Advise SOM DEI-related recruitment, selection, matriculation/hiring, retention, success, and promotion plans for learners, staff, faculty, and senior administrators. This is inclusive of policies, practices, outcomes and activities.

• Co-Lead/Advise SOM DEI-related feedback and research endeavors, inclusive of culture and climate surveys, surveys focused on protected classes and additional DEI-related groups.

• Co-lead/Advise DEI-related community engagement endeavors.

• Advise SOM DEI-related clinical endeavors, such as SOM related campaigns to promote vaccination among protected classes.

• Co-lead SOM DEI-related efforts to promote a positive culture and climate for all.

• Serve as a change agent to advance inclusiveness and belonging

• Learning environment issues and topics

• Co-lead/Advise SOM DEI-related wellness endeavors.

• Co-lead/Advise DEI-related visibility for SOM.

• Lead/Co-lead the design, implementation, and track metrics to monitor and evaluate progress and impact of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and activities at SOM.

• Leadership shall serve as co-chair of admissions for SOM and on CSPE