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January 19, 2021

Paw’d Defiance: Racism, Medicine and the COVID-19 Vaccine

This podcast from UW Tacoma features Edwin Lindo, Assistant Dean for Social & Health Justice at the UW School of Medicine. Below is a description and link to the episode. Medicine has played a key role in the development of racist ideas, policies, and practices. Swedish scientist Carl Linnaeus developed a system of organizing plants and animals…


January 14, 2021

Regarding Dr. Ben Danielson…

See this letter from the UW Health Sciences Schools to the healthcare and health educator community in response to Dr. Ben Danielson’s experiences and call for action regarding institutional racism. (DanielsonLetter (2021-1-13)


January 11, 2021

Welcome to the new DEI webpages

We have transferred, revised, and expanded content onto a new webpage platform. These webpages offer more flexibility to post information, and, the news feed will allow for more frequent communication and announcements. We invite you to explore the content using the links on the white menu bar above: DEI Groups, DEI Statistics, Bias Reporting & Assistance, DEI Topic…