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Aysola J, Murdock HM, Lett E, Williams C, Wade R, Higginbotham EJ. Operationalizing inclusion: moving from an elusive goal to strategic action. Epidemiol Rev 2023; 45:140-145. [PMID: 37259471 DOI: 10.1093/epirev/mxad005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Revised: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023] Open
Abstract
To mitigate the structural and institutional biases that contribute to inequities in health, we need a diverse cadre of individuals to feel included and advance within our field in order to bring a multicultural set of perspectives to the studies we conduct, the science we generate, the health and academic systems we design, and the medical and scientific knowledge we impart. There has been increasing focus on diversity, inclusion, and equity in recent years; however, often these terms are presented without adequate precision and, therefore, the inability to effectively operationalize inclusion and achieve diversity within organizations. This narrative review details several key studies, with the primary objective of presenting a roadmap to guide defining, measuring, and operationalizing inclusion within work and learning environments.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jaya Aysola
- Penn Medicine Center for Health Equity Advancement, Office of the Chief Medical Officer, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
- Office of Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
- Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of PA, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
- Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of PA, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, United States
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- Penn Medicine Center for Health Equity Advancement, Office of the Chief Medical Officer, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
- Computational Health Informatics Program, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, United States
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- MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC 20007, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of PA, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
- Division of General Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19178, United States
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- Office of Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
- Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
- Department of Ophthalmology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
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