DEI and Wellness

UNC Department of Otolaryngology ⁄ Head and Neck Surgery 21-22 Annual Report

DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION

AMELIA F. DRAKE, MD, FACS DEI LIAISON

The UNC Department of Otolaryngology⁄Head and Neck Surgery recognizes and values all people and the differences of all people, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our faculty, staff, and patients to experience. We are not blind to the injustices that many of our minority community face outside of the hospital and we are here to stand with you and advocate for you within our department. We do not stand for discrimination of any individual of any kind, whether for race, ethnicity, religion, disability status, gender identity, or sexual orientation. Our department is created of equals, working together to make people’s lives better. Together we can support each other beyond diagnoses through empathy, communication, and compassion.

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UNC Department of Otolaryngology ⁄ Head and Neck Surgery 21-22 Annual Report

DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION

The DEI Journal Club getting together to discussing plans for continued work to make our department more inclusive! Ebony Walker, CMA, is our Staff Diversity Champion. She has organized presentations and celebrations for many diversity awareness days this year. We all learn so much from her diligent caring for equality!

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UNC Department of Otolaryngology ⁄ Head and Neck Surgery 21-22 Annual Report

DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION

DEI EFFORTS

o Faculty Pay Equity o DEI Journal club o DEI Committee – Faculty and staff involvement o DEI Climate Survey o “Blazing a Trail Award” o Castillo Scholar Program o DEI Focused Grand Rounds Presentations

WELLNESS

o Department Events o OHNS Zoo day o Hearing Loss 5k o Southern States Plant donation to clinic spaces o Wellness Week celebrations and events o Well-being survey o Department Wellness Committee o Residency Wellness Committee

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UNC Department of Otolaryngology ⁄ Head and Neck Surgery 21-22 Annual Report

NC ZOO DAY 2022

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