We are excited to feature Donna Baluchi, MLIS and to celebrate National Library Week (April 3-9). Donna (she/they) is the Eccles Health Sciences Library Interim Associate Director for Equity, Diversity...
An editorial in the Annals of Family Medicine outlines five recommendations to improve health disparities by applying an equity framework to primary care medicine.
The Neurobehavior HOME Program is a partnership between the Departments of Psychiatry and Pediatrics and the state of Utah. This unique "medical home" model of care provides personalized treatment for...
Highlight LGBTQIA+ movements and leaders who work in solidarity with multiple marginalized communities and build an LGBTQIA+ movement that works for the liberation of all people.
U of U Health anesthesiologist Emily Hagn, MD, started a collaborative art project to help the community heal from the losses of the COVID-19 pandemic. Project Art Heals Utah invites...
The last two entering classes at the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah are the most diverse in the school's history. A scholarship program for...
Validate and acknowledge the struggles we have been experiencing over the past two years and explore the ways we are shifting, striving, and thriving to become stronger as we emerge...
Dr. Lucero (she/her/ella) joins the University of Utah as the inaugural College of Health Associate Dean for Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion as well as Associate Professor in Health and Kinesiology.
Relationships are among the most crucial aspects of personal well-being. Creating meaningful connections and belonging to a community helps counteract feelings of isolation. But in the daily grind of the...
If your department or team will be holding a Collective Day of Action event of any kind, we ask that you submit it to the Presidential Commission on Equity &...
Congratulations to the international author team on this important article published in the Annals of Family Medicine. It's impossible to achieve high-quality care without a focus on health equity.
As part of the University of Utah Women’s Week events, Women in Health, Medicine, & Science (WiHMS) hosts “Bumpy Road Ahead: Navigating Challenges in Career Development.”
Taking steps to create a learning environment free of bias took center stage at last month’s School of Medicine Core Educator Retreat. It is a goal and expectation of our...
We are excited that our first “Spotlight On” features our newest team member, Abdulkhaliq Barbaar (he/him/his). Abdulkhaliq will be joining the team on March 16th as the inaugural Director for...
President Randall calls for a campus-wide moment of reflection and action designed to propel our collective goal to create an inclusive community forward.
During Sundance Film Festival 2022, University of Utah Health premiered "Meet Me Where I Am," a documentary short film that follows the journey of 61-year-old Adolphus Nickleberry, a patient at...
In this seminar, Nena Schvaneveldt, discusses how librarians can help with research projects you may have. While librarians are often known as expert literature searchers, they can also help refine...
