Interdisciplinary Collaboration within FoMD

PHASE 1

  • The Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry (FoMD) worked with its Office of Research, sharing data for Canada Research Chair applications and building capacity for review of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) perspectives in grant applications.
  • Substantial gains in improving the diversity of its Canada Research Chairs (CRCs). As of November 31, 2019, 15 CRCs are held by males (60 per cent) with 10 by females (40 per cent). If all seven applications that are currently under review are successful (FoMD has a 100 per cent success rate for the last 10 years), this will improve to 18 held by males (56 per cent) and 14 by females (44 per cent).
  • Workshop on EDI in research, open to University of Alberta researchers, co-initiated, co-chaired and co-sponsored by the FoMD's EDI office in 2019. Multidisciplinary teams provided practical tools for inclusion of EDI perspectives in grant applications.
  • Dr. Helly Goez, Assistant Dean of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at the FoMD, presented our Faculty's current EDI perspective to the FoMD's Faculty Research Committee.
  • Collaboration with the Faculty's Indigenous Health Initiatives Program to improve access to guidance and preparation for the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT). MD AIDE was created to remove barriers for post-secondary students from low-income and Indigenous backgrounds to prepare for the MCAT.
  • Collaboration in the development of Faculty Evaluation Committee (FEC) guidelines to include EDI perspective.

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PHASE 2

  • The office of the Assistant Dean of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) continues ongoing work to include EDI perspectives in research and grant applications.
  • There is ongoing work with the Faculty Evaluation Committee (FEC) for future opportunities of mentorship, data collection and promotion of these data.