Our Commitment
Achieving health equity starts with a commitment to UW Social Impact and Belonging. Excellence occurs when individuals from diverse backgrounds come together. With this conviction, our clinical, educational and research programs actively foster safe and supportive environments. Our residents, faculty and staff have participated in educational sessions on recognizing bias and microaggressions in health care. As part of the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Committee on Social Impact and Belonging, we closely monitor and implement its recommendations.
Social Impact and Belonging Committee
In 2021, the Department of Anesthesiology launched a 5-year strategic plan that featured department culture as one of four strategic domains. Our goal in this domain is to develop an inclusive, collaborative, connected culture at all levels of the department, promoting a climate that supports professional fulfillment and wellness. To advance this goal, we created a Social Impact and Belonging committee to focus specifically on recruiting diverse faculty, staff, and trainees, enhancing cultural competence across the department, and promoting equity within our community.
Membership
The Social Impact and Belonging committee participants come from all functional areas of the department representing a wide variety of experiences and viewpoints. What we share is a passion for advancing Social Impact and Belonging in our department and in our broader communities, and a commitment to working proactively to create real change. The initial goal of the committee is to align with both UW SMPH and UW Health and to provide education on the science of Social Impact and Belonging. Expert guidance is sought, and related programming will be thoughtfully considered.
All Department leadership team members attend committee meetings and all Anesthesiology members are encouraged to join. Please contact the Social Impact and Belonging Committee Chair, Dr. Joshua Sebranek or Dr. Kelly McQueen for more information.
Social Impact and Belonging Initiatives
- Faculty, Fellow, Resident, and Staff Recruitment & Hiring
- Social Impact and Belonging Onboarding Practices
- Cultural Complications Curriculum
- Social Impact and Belonging Grand Rounds
- Inclusive Communications
- Departmental Bias Training
Upcoming UW Social Impact and Belonging Events
- November
- November 28
- November 28
- November 28
- November 29
- November 29
- November 29
- November 30
- November 30
Social Impact and Belonging Microlearning Team Discussions
We participate in UW Health's series for teams to engage in regular 20-45-minute microlearning discussions to strengthen awareness and a common purpose around Social Impact and Belonging as a foundational competency as well as build connection and community.