Building an Inclusive Workplace and Clinic

Members of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Workgroup within the Academy's Committee for Resident Education discuss how ophthalmologists can build an inclusive workplace for physicians and support staff, and an inclusive clinic for their patients.

References

• Perceptions of Respect From Clinicians by Patients in Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups With Eye Disease
• Addressing Social Determinants of Vision Health
• LGBTQ+ Identity and Ophthalmologist Burnout 

 Resources

• Unconscious Bias in Medicine - Stanford Center for Continuing Medical Education
• Tools for Responding to Patient-Initiated Verbal Sexual Harassment
• Academy DEI Toolkit of Resources
• AAMC Equity Matters: ACGME Equity Matters
• MedEd Portal DEI Collection
• ERASE Framework for Responding to Mistreatment: ERASE-ing Patient Mistreatment of Trainees: Faculty Workshop
• Stepping In For Respect: Bystander Training Information