Welcome to the Johns Hopkins Medicine Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Health Equity. Together, we seek to further our mission to cultivate all perspectives, understand each patient, collaborate with our community and create health equity.
Our Mission
To provide content expertise and programmatic support to institutional leadership and to recruit, promote, retain, and engage those underrepresented in medicine, science, nursing, and healthcare administration so that we can achieve health equity for the most vulnerable populations.
Our Vision
We envision a Johns Hopkins Medicine where diversity, equity, and inclusion are in our DNA, and where together we commit to:
- Embracing and celebrating our differences
- Educating and developing our staff and learners
- Engaging in equitable healthcare delivery and workforce practices
JHM Equity Statement
Announcements from the Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Health Equity
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¡Bienvenidos al mes de la herencia hispana! Welcome to Hispanic Heritage Month!
The Johns Hopkins Medicine community is proud to join in this celebration from September 15 through October 15 to honor and recognize our Hispanic/Latino faculty and staff members, students and trainees, patients and community partners. View the schedule of events happening throughout the organization over the next month.
Visit the Hopkins Familia ERG & Allies SharePoint site, Teams page, closed Facebook page, or subscribe to the Hopkins Familia ERG & Allies listservs:
- Hopkins Familia ERG & Allies
- All Children’s Hospital ERG & Allies
- Sibley Memorial Hospital ERG & Allies
- Suburban Hospital ERG & Allies
A huge congratulations to this year’s Hispanic Heritage Month Achievers Award winners:
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Jasmine Reese, M.D., M.P.H., Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Director of Adolescent and Young Adult Specialty Clinic
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Dominick Rosado, Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital Service Technician
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Andrea Silvas, M.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Resident
We are proud of their achievements and commend them for demonstrating pride in their culture through their words and deeds. Read more about the winners. They will be recognized at the Hopkins Familia ERG signature event on Sept. 20. Register in advance.
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October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), a time to raise awareness about disability employment issues and to celebrate the contributions of employees with disabilities. One in four adults in the United States — 27% of the population — has a disability. A disability may be a long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory (such as hearing or vision) impairment, which may hinder a person’s full and effective participation in society.
We are honored to recognize this year’s theme, Access to Good Jobs for All, and pay tribute to the accomplishments of our valued faculty and staff members, trainees and patients with disabilities by promoting relevant activities throughout the month.
View content on disability inclusion and accessibility on JHM’s Diversity University. Learn about the history and meaning of disability employment awareness through theNDEAM heritage guide display one of the Zoom virtual backgrounds to show your support of our colleagues.
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The Diversity Postdoctoral Alliance Committee invites you to participate in the 2024 Excellence in Diversity Symposium on Wednesday, December 18, from 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on the East Baltimore Campus! This annual event is a Johns Hopkins University collaborative effort funded by the JHPDA and is open to all faculty and trainees in the schools of Medicine, Public Health, Nursing, Engineering, and Arts & Sciences. The purpose of the event is to showcase the diversity and excellence of Johns Hopkins University scholars in a broad range of scientific disciplines. The symposium will focus on the outstanding achievements of scholars from underserved backgrounds and will feature plenary sessions, scientific presentations, and networking opportunities. If you want to be considered as the keynote speaker, participate as a speaker/moderator or as a judge, complete the form here.
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As the Thanksgiving season approaches, it’s a wonderful time to give back to our community. Kindly consider donating to the JHM Government, Community & Economic Partnerships, annual Thanksgiving Turkey Drive. Your generous donations will make a significant impact.
If you’d like to donate to the drive, any amount is greatly appreciated, but a gift of $45 would feed one family. Donated funds will go directly towards purchasing turkeys and produce boxes for distribution.
In addition to donations, they are also looking for volunteers to help distribute the turkeys on Friday, November 22, 2024, at various locations. If you're interested in lending a hand, simply scan the QR code on the flyer or click the link below. It’s a great opportunity for employee engagement. Securely donate to the fund here.
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The purpose of our annual reports is to summarize in one location the progress on the diversity, inclusion, and health equity strategic plan each year. It also provides a resources for us to communicate our accomplishments to our internal and external community.
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At Johns Hopkins Medicine, inclusive and equitable access to medical care and health information is a core value of our institution. Our care teams are working with community partners to give vaccines to our most vulnerable eligible residents, to provide access to COVID-19 testing, and to educate and inform our communities hardest hit by this pandemic
- Johns Hopkins Covid-19 Resources
- Video: COVID-19 Vaccine Equity Playlist on YouTube
- Video People of Color and COVID-19: Addressing Health Disparities and Vaccine Equity
- Center for American Indian Health: COVID-19 Resources for Native American Communities
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To achieve JHM's mission, we must create a culture where diversity and inclusion are in our DNA. We must embrace and celebrate our differences; recruit, educate and develop our staff and learners; and engage in equitable health care delivery and workforce practices. The Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Health Equity has created a comprehensive Strategic Plan that will help our organization further support the well-being of our people and communities, push the boundaries of science and education, aim for precision in everything we do and improve the quality and affordability of health care.
View this introductory video for our 2023 Diversity, Inclusion, and Health Equity Strategic Plan
View a video overview of the Diversity and Inclusion - Innovation Roadmap 2023 Strategic Plan
2023 MLK Day of Service
On January 20, 2023, JHM resumed our annual MLK Day of Service with roughly 235 Hopkins members volunteer at 17 local charities. Our appreciation to those who took the time to support these organizations. Learn more about the organizations we partnered with this year and view pictures of volunteers at work. Please continue to support these organizations' efforts in the community. #HopkinsBetterTogether
Managing Crucial Conversations
These sessions were held for managers and leadership to offer strategies on how to manage emotionally charged conversations resulting from the 2020 social unrest, racial dialogues and election. This is a recording of one of the sessions as well as a compilation of Q&A from the three sessions.