The Associate Vice President Office of Health, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion has a newly-created position for a Senior Director that will work in close coordination with other departments and assist...
Thank you! Those two words cannot express enough the gratitude our team has for all of our presenters, speakers, panelists, event partners, planning committee members, and attendees. Without all of...
We look forward to virtually gathering with you to continue learning how we can best move the work of equity, diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism forward in our academic, clinical, and...
This week, we learned a “Black Lives Matter” sign inside the School of Medicine was repeatedly defaced since the beginning of August. The owner of the sign first wrote “Black...
Together Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion and the Office of the Associate Vice President for Health Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion, will work together to provide a platform to faculty and staff...
We are starting this semester in unusual—indeed unprecedented—times. As we move towards the University of Utah's proposed plan, we invite our campus community to consider our advice rationale: public (and...
AVP José Rodríguez will be joining the School of Medicine's established an Anti-racism Commission, which aims to coordinate efforts to advance our goals and improve our culture.
The challenge we face begins with culture change and requires more than merely being non-racist. Our daily behaviors need to mirror our anti-racist aspirations.
What can happen when a pandemic meets medicine’s existing culture of overwork? Burnout. Radiologist and WiHMS Co-Director Yoshimi Anzai partnered with pediatrician Diane Liu and family medicine physician Amy Locke...
The University of Utah Health’s Transgender Health Program and Office of the Associate Vice President for Health Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion stand united and strong with our trans community.
Now is the time for us to examine how COVID-19 affects communities of color at a higher rate, and more importantly—what we are willing to do as a society to...
Dr. Rodriguez participated in this recorded webinar with the Utah Division of Multicultural Affairs! (This recording is held in Spanish in order to increase accessibility to resources.)
In this congratulatory message from Dr. Rodriguez, he encourages our newest graduates to "stand in your authentic voice and never shy away from what you bring to the table."
José E. Rodríguez, MD, FAAFP, has been appointed Associate Vice President (AVP) for Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (HEDI) at University of Utah Health. He has served as Interim Associate...
Our program coordinators were guest bloggers on Dr. Good's blog, Good Notes! We're focusing on the communities that experience magnified burdens during a health crisis like COVID-19 & the Redwood...
In this farewell message, Dr. Bliss reflects on her time in the Health Sciences LEAP Program and sends congratulatory and well-wishes to her final cohort.
