COUNCIL ON DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

UPR SOM COUNCIL ON DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

• Ensure that all students, residents, faculty, and academic administrators are made aware of the diversity and Inclusion Policy.
• Promote a culture of inclusiveness, respect, communication and understanding of diversity.
• Develop students and residents’ recruitment programs in collaboration with the appropriate offices, as well as enrichment programs to facilitate the admission of qualified students from diverse backgrounds
• Develop programs in collaboration with the appropriate offices, for the academic advancement and success of students, academic administrators, and faculty from diverse backgrounds.
• Promote the inclusion of cultural competence and diversity topics in the curriculum and in the Faculty Development Program activities.
• Work closely with the campus-wide Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Office to promote the consideration of this policy when dealing with issues related to diversity and inclusion
• Promote research agendas that specifically address health disparities, particularly in those areas that are consonant with this policy,
• Should seek to impact student selection committees and faculty recruitment processes.

With the assistance of the administrative structure of the School and the departments, track and collect demographic data on school’s constituents (students, residents, faculty, and academic administrators) in order to properly consider such domains and characteristics that could strengthen this Policy, such as educational background, life experiences, sexual orientation, record of service, among others.