We strive to ensure diverse and inclusive representation of our department in our center membership, where all trainees, research assistants, support and administrative staff, junior and senior clinical and research faculty (MD, PhD, and LICSW) can thrive to their fullest potential.
The Center for Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging has four main goals to promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging at Mass General.
Trainee Recruitment
Our center advocates for diversity in trainee recruitment and encourages underrepresented minority applicants to join our adult and child psychiatry residency and psychology internship programs through:
Faculty and Staff Recruitment and Retention
Members are committed to supporting the department’s efforts to recruit and nurture underrepresented minority junior and senior staff by offering outreach, mentorship and support to potential candidates and current staff members.
Members actively participate in a wide range of activities to promote awareness of topics such as cultural humility, health equity, anti-racism, microaggressions, and microaffirmations. We emphasize the relationship these can have in all aspects of patient interactions and how these encounters may be influenced by cultural differences like age, gender, race, religion, size, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic differences.
Education of our members, the Psychiatry Department, the Mass General clinical and administrative staff, and the wider community about diversity-related topics is accomplished through:
Our members provide Mass General psychology and psychiatry trainees education to encourage clinical excellence on diversity-related concepts as they apply to the clinician-patient encounter. Center members lead and participate in:
The long-term goals of our center include understanding the diversity of the psychiatric patient population at Mass General and developing strategies to ensure that psychiatric patients of all backgrounds feel welcome at Mass General.
The work of the center is carried out through member committees and collaborations with other groups both within the hospital and the larger medical community.
We encourage members of the center to participate in committees related to our center activities or to create committees related to their interests. Current committees include:
We are honored to partner with groups across MGH, MGB, and wider community committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, anti-racism, and justice:
Our Center endeavors to ensure accountability through:
We provide care for patients of any age throughout the lifespan.
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