Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Resources

This list of relevant resources has been curated by the Georgetown Lombardi DEI Office. This is an evolving list. If you would like to recommend at resource to be included, please email lombardiDEI@georgetown.edu. 

General Georgetown Resources and Assistance

• Resources to Support Our Community in Diversity
• Georgetown University Medical Center Faculty Ombudsperson
• Georgetown Staff Ombudsperson (Questions, concerns and disputes)
• School of Medicine Student Ombudsperson
• GUMC Faculty Wellness
• Georgetown University Bias Related Incident Reporting System
• Georgetown University Faculty Handbook
  • The Faculty Responsibilities Code
  • Policy on Speech and Expression

DEI Best Practices

• Diversity and Inclusion Definitions
• Inclusive Language Use
  • AAMC Guide to Language Narrative and Concepts
  • Interview Questions and Inquiry Guide (Do’s and Don’ts)
• Recruitment/Hiring Best Practices
  • Office of Institutional Diversity, Equity, and Affirmative Action
    • IDEAA Handbook for Diversifying Georgetown’s Faculty
    • IDEAA Sample Checklist for Conducting Faculty Searches (page 33)
    • IDEAA Faculty Recruitment plan
  • Faculty Diversity and Inclusion Subcommittee
    • Hiring Resources – Top 10 Hiring Checklist 
    • Links for Places to Post Positions to Reach Candidates from Diverse Backgrounds
  • Reading articles
    • A Mistake to Avoid in Leadership Searches by Annmarie Caño, PhD

Equity Resources & Bias Reduction

• Equity Faculty Forward Webpage
  • Upstate Bias Checklist for Georgetown University Medical Center Educators
  • Georgetown Equity Forward Faculty Bias Checklist  FAQ
  • Equity Forward Faculty Workshops 2023 – 2024
• School of Medicine Resources for Confronting Racism
• Inclusive Pedagogy Checklist from the Faculty Diversity and Inclusion Subcommittee: Are my instructional materials diverse, representative and inclusive?
• Bias Reduction Improvement Coaching Program (BRIC): Workshop Request Form
• Materials and Toolkits
  • IDEAA Hiring Toolkit & Best Practices
  • Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship Difficult Discussions Tips and Strategies

Other DEI Offices/Committees at Georgetown University

• Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging at GUSOM
• Faculty Diversity and Inclusion Subcommittee, Office of Faculty & Academic Affairs 
• Georgetown University Medical Center Racial Justice Committee for Change
• Center for Health Equity
• Institutional Diversity, Equity & Affirmative Action (IDEAA)

External Resources

• Harvard Implicit Association Test
• NCI Equity and Inclusion Program (EIP) 
• NIH Scientific Workforce Diversity Seminar Series (SWDSS)
• NIH Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity (COSWD) Strategic Plan
• University of Washington ADVANCE Center for Institutional Change 
  • UW ADVANCE Writing Resources
  • Leadership Excellence for Academic Diversity (LEAD) Workshops

Reading Material

• Diversifying academic medicine: One Search Committee at a Time 
• Do Rubrics Live up to Their Promise? Examining How Rubrics Mitigate Bias in Faculty Hiring