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ENGAGED
News from Internal Medicine's Office of Equity and Inclusive Excellence
September 2024
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Message from the Vice Chair | |
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September is a month of new beginnings and changing seasons, and as we welcome the cool, crisp fall air, I am thrilled to announce the inaugural monthly newsletter from the Office of Equity & Inclusive Excellence, ENGAGED. An important theme from the departmental discovery process last fall was that folks wanted to have information about our initiatives, campus happenings, and bite-sized education opportunities in an easily accessible format. Hence, ENGAGED was born. This newsletter is aptly named to enhance our institutional/interdepartmental community of belonging and engagement, and importantly, develop and sustain the bonds of community engagement within Omaha. We can do this through intentionally educating ourselves about the cultures and experiences of others, thinking about health, wellness, and inclusive excellence through a lens of equity, and purposeful interactions with Omaha community members and leaders.
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September 20 - 12 pm to 1 pm
Women in Medicine Panel Discussion
MSC Room 2014
Join a panel discussion featuring women psychiatrists at UNMC/Nebraska Medicine. This event will provide valuable insights into their experiences, highlighting how they have navigated, persevered, and excelled in the field of academic and clinical medicine.
Zoom Registration
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September 30, 2024 - 12 pm to 1 pm
Orange Shirt Day Presentation
UNMC Office of Engagement
MSC Room 4053
Janelle Whipple, MTAG will present Indian Boarding Schools 101: Understanding the legacy of US Boarding Schools and the Historical Impacts on Tribal Nations.
Zoom Registration
In-Person
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October 17, 2024 - 1 pm to 2 pm
Ableism in the Workplace
MSC Room 2018
Stephanie Lewis will deliver an insightful and empowering session on understanding and addressing ableism in the workplace, tips on what can be done to make everyone feel welcome and suggestions on how individuals can ask for what they need.
Zoom Registration
In-Person
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November 8, 2024 - Internal Conference
Gender Care in the Heartland:
Special Considerations in Gender-Diverse Patient Care
Omaha Marriot
This conference aims to provide foundational and institutional knowledge on gender care practices, policies, and guidelines.
Details and Registration
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Equity and Inclusion Council | |
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Internal Medicine Equity and Inclusion Council's mission is to courageously promote and develop the department of Internal Medicine as one that embodies cultural humility, belonging, and growth rooted in service to our community.
Our Work:
The council is developing the departmental equity & inclusive excellence strategic plan! Stay tuned for more info on this progress and opportunities to participate in community education.
Council Co-Chairs:
Jenn Davis and Natalie Crump
2024 Council Members:
Craig Baumgart, Hannah Baldwin, Amber Brown-Keebler, Melanie Huber, Brandi Flagg, Becca Jones, Travis Weyant, Tanya Wildes, Meg Trewhitt, Pattie Cooper, Truth Ross, Jose Zamora-Sifuentes, Angela Gleason, Sarah Malik, Rana Al-Sadi, Subhadra Mandadi, Dan Cramer, Ryan Ross, Jennifer Larsen, Anita Amao, Ryan Mullane, Beth Madson, Mackenzie Dehmer, Stacy Rafferty, Maureen Seymour Karpf
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UNMC DOM Coordinated Successful Blood Pressure Screening at AfroFest
UNMC Internal Medicine HO II, Chydubem ("Bemz") Nwaiwu, MD initiated a blood pressure screening effort for the event alongside the Internal Medicine Office of Equity and Inclusive Excellence and the Nebraska Medicine Office of Engagement. With 15 volunteers throughout the day-long event to measure blood pressure, 87 event participants received blood pressure checks!
Thank you to all of the trainees, faculty, and staff volunteers that made this day a success!
AfroFest is an annual celebration of African and Afro-diasporic culture that took place on September 1, 2024. The festival is hosted by AfrOmaha which is an organization created by Africans living in Nebraska whose mission is to connect people, foster creativity, and engage the African Diaspora in the local community. AfroFest 2024 - Afromaha
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UNMC DOM Members Give Back to Community
The Nebraska Medicine Community Wellness Center collaborated with community partners to serve over 400 attendees for a back-to-school rally to help community members prepare for the new school year. The IM Office of Equity and Inclusive Excellence participated by providing blood pressure screenings and education to adult attendees of the rally and helped clean up church grounds after the big storm.
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September Health Awareness Month | |
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Each September, the AMA Women Physicians Section (WPS) honors physicians who have offered their time, wisdom and support to advance women with careers in medicine.
THANK YOU to all of the women in our department who provide extraordinary care to our patients, exceptional education to our learners, and advance science through research. Shout out to Drs. Kristina Bailey and Andrea Zimmer for creating the EmpowHER space of inclusion and belonging for the women in the department.
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Supporting Women in Medicine
Earn CME credit while increasing your awareness of the challenges currently faced by women physicians and health professionals as well as how the medical profession can better support women’s success and wellbeing.
Supporting Women in Medicine | AMA Ed Hub
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Engaging Allyship: Foundational Equity Practice Skills (IDEAS) - Live Webinar
September 24, 2024
12 pm to 1 pm CST
This interactive webinar addresses the importance of foundational equity skills and why they are critical to organizational cultures of safety, inclusion, and wellbeing.
AAMC IDEAS Learning Series
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Religious and Cultural Observances | |
Hispanic Heritage Month September 15th through October 15th | |
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September 18, 2024 - Equal Pay Day
Recognizes the gender pay gap in which women make 80 cents for every dollar men make with figures even lower for women with children, women of color, women refugees and migrants, and women with disabilities.
International Equal Pay Day
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September 23, 2024 - International Day of Sign Language
Raises awareness of the importance of sign language with more than 70 million deaf people worldwide – 80% living in developing countries, collectively using more than 300 different sign languages.
International Day of Sign Languages
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Remember to Register to Vote in September!
The deadline to register to vote online in Nebraska is October 18th and in Iowa the deadline is October 21st.
Register to Vote Online
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Helen Rodriguez Trías, MD
Dr. Rodriguez Trías was the first Latina president of the American Public Health Association and was awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal. She was a pioneer of the women's health movement championing for women's reproductive rights. Dr. Rodriguez Trías was instrumental in bringing forth federal sterilization guidelines in 1979 which required a woman's written consent to sterilization among other protections.
Dr. Helen Rodriguez Trias - nps.gov
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We are always aiming to improve, so if we missed the mark in any way or you would like to contribute content to the newsletter, please email maseymourkarp@unmc.edu. Thank you! | |
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