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Review the excellent work of the health sciences offices of equity, diversity, and inclusion and University of Utah Health Equity Diversity and Inclusion (UHEDI) priorities that were shared with the...

UHEDI purchased the DICE inventory for the use of health sciences academic units in early 2021, and we have completed our first administration of this inventory. Here we present the...

On June 21, 2022, the University of Utah held its first flag-raising in commemoration of Juneteenth. It is our hope that as we celebrate the ending of the inhuman crime...

Earlier this year, University of Utah Health lost a beloved friend and leader. Edward B. Clark, MD, served our university community for 26 years. We pay tribute to his incredible...

Juneteenth has evolved into a celebration of Black freedom throughout the United States. This year’s campus celebrations will highlight Black resilience, determination and progress and examine the continuing struggle for...

The health sector, whose mission is protecting and promoting health, makes a major contribution to the climate crisis—the greatest health threat of the 21st century—and therefore has an important role...

This month, our spotlight is on the University of Utah Prison Education Project (UPEP). Co-Founder, Erin L. Castro, PhD (she/ella/they) and Director, Andrew Eisen, PhD (he/him) share information on the...

The deadline to register for the upcoming Juneteenth Summit is this week.

Thank you to everyone who joined and demonstrated solidarity at the Utah Pride parade. For LGBTQIA+ Pride Month, we challenge you to find moments to become more involved and a...

Dr. Nora Wood, Health Science LEAP professor and lecturer, shares a congratulatory message and fond farewell to the newest graduates of HS LEAP.

Talmage Egan, MD, embarks on his second term as chair of the Department of Anesthesiology. Egan reflects on the department's many accomplishments, including its robust COVID-19 response. As part of...

The Utah Board of Higher Education recently approved adding Juneteenth to university calendars, following the creation of the state and federal holiday that sets aside June 19 as a celebration...

Former and current patients and their families joined University of Utah Health, Intermountain Healthcare, local leaders, and health representatives to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Primary Children's Hospital. Throughout a...

EDI encourages each of us to pause and consider our role to learn more about what we can do to educate ourselves and become part of the solution to name...

What do you really, really want? That’s the question Tony Tsai, MBA, and Tom Hurtado, EdD, ask medical students to consider when helping them connect to their greatest purpose in...

The Racism as a Public Health Threat Lecture Series will feature Dr. Jonathan Metzl MD, PhD, author of "Dying of Whiteness," on May 25, 2022.

May is National Asian American/Pacific Islander Heritage Month. In a brief conversation, three folx discuss why this observance is important to them and the celebratory solidarity they hope will ripple...

This month, we are moving the spotlight over to feature a core member of our University Health Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion (UHEDI) team. Guillermo Cuevas (he/him/el) has been with UHEDI...

We would like to wish you a happy, healthy, and joyous day of Eid al-Fitr.

At University of Utah Health, 21% of faculty are tenured. Of the tenured faculty, 3.6% identify as being part of an underrepresented in medicine race/ethnicity group.

Tom Hurtado, EdD, and Tony Tsai, MBA, use the RealMD program as a framework for helping us reassess our personal definitions of success. Being at our very best, they explain...

U Remembers reflects on the historical effects of racial discrimination and invites us to make connections between the past and contemporary social issues. It’s critical that we ensure our students...

As part of the campus-wide Day of Collective Action, U of U Health leaders shared efforts to create an inclusive community.

2022 marks the third year U of U Health has released directed steps as part of Strategy 2025. Most of our strategy has been executed and refined in the thick...