Deaconess Family Medicine Residency believes that a diverse and culturally competent healthcare workforce is essential in addressing health disparities.
A team of residents, faculty, and staff created the DFMR Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Committee. Through the work of this committee, we are working on several areas including
- Curricular changes
- 4 week community health rotation that includes experiences with local organizations/public health and advocacy for health issues
- Development of longitudinal community-oriented primary care projects that partner resident physicians with Evansville community organizations
- A longitudinal didactic curriculum focused on social determinants of health and implicit bias
- Quality improvement projects with a focus on social determinants of health
- Outreach clinic experience at Deaconess Clinic Memorial focused on underserved populations
- Departmental training sessions, form/policy review, and celebration and recognition of cultural diversity
- Expansion of services such as medication-assisted treatment and gender-affirming hormone therapy to better meet the needs of our local underserved population
- Ongoing engagement with Echo Community Healthcare (Federally Qualified Health Center) for obstetrics and gynecology services with focus on immigrant populations
- Increased partnerships with local schools and colleges/universities for students interested in careers in health professions
- Developing longitudinal relationships with chapters of SNMA and creating additional medical student rotation connections