Equity & Diversity
The mandate of the Associate Chair of Equity and Diversity (ACED) is to measure and address inequities within the Department of Medicine by gender, ethnicity/race, sexual orientation, and disability.
Current Initiatives underway:
- Biennial survey of Faculty, next due in 2021
- Equity Checklist for all new Faculty Recruits
- Standardized advertising and interview process for leadership positions
- Unconscious Bias training for Chairs of Selection committees
- Equity, Diversity and Inclusion statement for new recruits
- Testing a novel method for reducing bias and avoiding groupthink in selection procedures called DaVne led by Dr. William Harper. Learn more by listening to their interviews on 'This Is How We Do It' Podcast of Women as One. Harper, W. On Gaming the System - Part 1. and Anand, S. On Gaming the System - Part 2.
Upcoming Events
Welcome letter
The mandate of the Associate Chair of Equity and Diversity (ACED) is to measure and address inequities within the Department of Medicine by gender, ethnicity/race, sexual orientation, and disability. This webpage is to help aid the Faculty in understanding issues regarding Equity and Diversity as it applies to Faculty members. We will also post resources you may find informative when considering these concepts in your clinical, education and research roles. If you have a specific interest and would like to participate in the development of events, programs, and materials, please contact us!
Advisory committee
Betty Chui
MD, FRCPC
Medicine, General Internal Medicine
Associate Professor
James Demetrios Douketis
MD, FRCPC
Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Hematology & Thromboembolism
Professor
Mylinh Duong
MD, MBBS, FRCPC
Medicine, Respirology, General Internal Medicine
Associate Professor
Stephanie Garner
MD, MSc, FRCPC
Medicine, Rheumatology
Assistant Professor
William Harper
MD, FRCPC, ABIM
Medicine, Endocrinology & Metabolism, General Internal Medicine
Associate Professor
Patricia Liaw
BSc, MSc, PhD
Medicine, Hematology & Thromboembolism
Professor
Clara Lu
MD
Medicine
General Internal Medicine Fellow
Carys Massarella
MD
Medicine, Emergency Medicine
Assistant Clinical Professor
Graeme Matheson
BSc
Medicine
Budget Manager, Medicine
Shamir Mehta
MD, MSc, FRCPC
Medicine, Cardiology
Professor
Annette Rosati
MBA
Medicine
Director of Administration
Madeleine Verhovsek
MD, FRCPC
Medicine, Hematology & Thromboembolism
Associate Professor
Mimi Wang
MD, FRCPC
Medicine, Geriatric Medicine
Assistant Professor
Michelle Welsford
MD, FACEP, CCPE, FRCPC
Medicine, Emergency Medicine
Professor
Haroon Yousuf
MD, FRCPC
Medicine, General Internal Medicine
Assistant Professor
Recent news
Selection committees
Resources
Our Department 2020
This survey had a very good response rate of 74% with 253 responses. The infographic shows the profile of respondents by division, gender, rank and ethnicity. It includes the proportion of respondents who have received formal training in unconscious bias (57%) and equity and diversity (55%).
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COVID-19
A majority of faculty expressed their significant about acquiring COVID, and the impact of the COVID pandemic on their clinical practice, and scholarly activities. Furthermore, the transition of managing working from home, care of dependents, and home-schooling children was reported as substantial. We also observe the excess burden of hours spent doing the job and burnout reported by female faculty.
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Unprofessionalism
This infographic shows the 2020 survey data as compared to 2019 survey data. There have been some small improvements, and other components have not changed. There is a greater awareness now of the DoM policies to address unprofessionalism.
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Our Department 2019
The equity and Diversity survey was administered in Jan 2019. This survey was undertaken to better understand issues of equity, diversity and professionalism within our Department. The survey was administered to all GFTs by email in an anonymous fashion. The response rate was 199/330 = 60%.
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Indigenous
Initiatives
Currently, the Department does not have any Indigenous faculty members. Our learning comes from involvement with the Indigenous Health Initiatives in the Faculty of Health Sciences. Individual non-Indigenous Department members do work with Indigenous partners in education and research.
Learn more
Department of Medicine Equity Checklist and Guidelines.
Equity and Inclusion Office. McMaster Equity and Inclusion Policies.
Canadian Medical Association. Equity and diversity in medicine. Policy document. 2019-Dec-07.
Gender
Harper W, Massarella C. Transgender Care. Chair's Grand Rounds. February 4, 2021.
Anand S, Jaeschke R. Gender on Academic Medicine. McMaster Textbook of Medicine. 2018-Aug-22.
Anand SS, Anand AI. Gender Equity in Academic Medicine: Why Should We Care? Canadian Journal of General Internal Medicine, 14(1), 13-15. https://doi.org/10.22374/cjgim.v14i1.289
The Lancet Series of Gender Equality, Norms, and Health.
Reid S, Chan T. Women in Academia. MacPFD Spark Podcast.
Ethnicity/Race
Ellis J, Otugo O, Landry A, Landry A. Interviewed while Black. N Engl J Med. 2020 Dec 17;383(25):2401-2404. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp2023999.
Dr. Sean Wharton. City Wide Grand Rounds Talk on Anti-black Racism and Obesity Bias. January 23, 2021.
Sharda S, Dhara A, Alam F. Not neutral: reimagining antiracism as a professional competence. CMAJ. 2021 Jan 18;193(3):E101-E102. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.201684.
Dr. Ellen Amster and Dr. Sonia Anand. Race and Colonialism in the History of Medicine and Public Health Workshop. November 24, 2020.
Sarah Adjekum, Lyndon George, Dr. Ameil Joseph, and Dr. Madeleine Verhovsek. From Stories to Action: Addressing Anti-Black Racism in Healthcare. McMaster University Department of Medicine's Chairs Grand Rounds. MacPFD Spark Podcast. October 1, 2020
Canadian Public Health Association 2018. Statement on Racism and Public Health. 2018-Dec-17.
Jones CP. Levels of Racism: A Theoretic Framework and a Gardener’s Tale. Am J Public Health, 2000;90(8):1212-1215
Racism and health disparities explored in Chanchlani lecture. Global Health Office. February 8, 2019.
Ibram X. Kendi. What is Anti-Black Racism? February 7, 2020.
DeAngelo, R. White Fragility, 2018
Indigenous Health
Determinants of Indigenous Peoples' Health edited by Margo Greenwood, Sarah De Leeuw, Nicole Marie Lindsay, Charlotte Reading.
Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University. Indigenous Health Initiatives.
Physicians with Disabilities
Physicians with disabilities often undervalued. CMAJ News. April 20, 2017.
Canadian Association of Physicians with Disabilities
LGBTQ2
The Health of LGBTQIA2 Communities in Canada. Report of the Standing Committee on Health by Bill Casey, Chair. June 2019.
Other
A brief whiteboard video to learn more about issues of EDI in Academy. Understanding Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the Academy by Dr. Sonia Anand
Brooks D, Chan T. Sponsorship & Mentorship. MacPFD Spark Podcast.
Innovations
Harper, W. On Gaming the System - Part 1. This Is How We Do It Podcast. Women as One.
Anand, S. On Gaming the System - Part 2. This Is How We Do It Podcast. Women as One.
Advisory committee
Sonia Anand
MD, PhD
Professor
Associate Chair, Equity & Diversity; Tier 1 Canada Research Chair, HSF/Michael G. DeGroote Chair in Population Health Research; Director, Population Genomics Program
Shamir Mehta
MD, MSc, FRCPC
Professor
Director, Interventional Cardiology, Hamilton Health Sciences; Interventional Cardiology AFC Fellowship Director
Michelle Welsford
MD, FACEP, CCPE, FRCPC
Professor
Emergency Medicine Division Director; Medical Director for the Hamilton Health Sciences Centre for Paramedic Education & Research
Carys Massarella
MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
William Harper
MD, FRCPC, ABIM
Associate Professor
Endocrinology and Metabolism Division Director
Haroon Yousuf
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Professor
Madeleine Verhovsek
MD, FRCPC
Associate Professor
Chief of Medicine, St. Joseph's Healthcare
Patricia Liaw
BSc, MSc, PhD
Professor
Mylinh Duong
MD, MBBS, FRCPC
Associate Professor
Manali Mukherjee
PhD
Assistant Professor
Stephanie Garner
MD, MSc, FRCPC
Assistant Professor
Vasculitis Fellowship Program Director
Annette Rosati
MBA
Director of Administration
Graeme Matheson
BSc
Budget Manager, Medicine
Business Manager, MODR
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