Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

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We welcome individuals with diverse backgrounds and life experiences to ensure that equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) are incorporated into our programs, culture, and leadership. Our policies and resources:

  • Promote inclusiveness in the everyday life of all the members of the Department
  • Ensure Equity Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) principles are incorporated in all aspects of recruitment, retention, and advancement of employees, trainees, and faculty
  • Support inclusive and equitable practices to increase participation of underrepresented groups amongst medical students and psychiatry residents, faculty, and staff

Department Affiliated Resources

BC SUPPORT Unit Tapestry Project: Methods for Supporting Diverse Patient Engagement in a Diverse World

Access a suite of educational modules designed to help support the inclusion of people belonging to d/Deaf, disabled, rural and remote, LGBTQ2S+, immigrant, refugee, racialized, and ethnocultural communities in health research.