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Bethea M, Silvers S, Franklin L, Robinson RAS, Brady LJ, Vue N, Beasley HK, Kirabo A, Wanjalla CN, Shuler HD, Hinton A, McReynolds MR. A guide to establishing, implementing, and optimizing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) committees. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2024; 326:H786-H796. [PMID: 38276949 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00583.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2023] [Revised: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
Abstract
Diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) efforts are increasingly recognized as critical for the success of academic institutions. These efforts are facilitated mainly through the formation of dedicated DEIA committees. DEIA committees enhance professional development and create a more inclusive environment, which benefits all members of the institution. Although leadership and faculty membership have recognized the importance and necessity of DEIA, the roles of DEIA committees may be more ambiguous. Although leadership and faculty may seek to support DEIA at their institutions, they may not always fully understand the necessity of these committees or how to successfully create a committee, foster and promote its success, and sustain its impact. Thus, here, we offer a background rationale and guide for strategically setting up DEIA committees for success and impact within an academic institution with applicability to scientific societies.
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- Maigen Bethea
- Department of Pediatrics, Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
- Shuler Consulting, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States
- The Huck Institute of the Life Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States
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Lindsey ML, Kassiri Z, LeBlanc AJ, Ripplinger CM, Kirk JA, Carter JR, Kleinbongard P, Brunt KR. Spring cleaning: freshening up the portfolio. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2023; 324:H840-H842. [PMID: 37115630 PMCID: PMC10190828 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00219.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Revised: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Merry L Lindsey
- School of Graduate Studies, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- Research Service, Nashville Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery and Cardiovascular Innovation Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology, UC Davis School of Medicine, Davis, California, United States
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, United States
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- Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, United States
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- Institute for Pathophysiology, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University of Essen Medical School, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
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Lindsey ML. Getting it Right. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2022; 323:H421-H423. [PMID: 35930444 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00400.2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Merry L Lindsey
- School of Graduate Studies and Research, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, United States
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Shimoda LA, Bai C, Bartlett NW, Bastarache JA, Feghali-Bostwick C, Gunst SJ, Kuebler WM, Schmidt EP, Morty RE. Promoting our early career members at AJP-Lung: the Editorial Board Fellowship Program and the Next Generation Physiologist Highlights section at our Journal. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2021; 321:L844-L846. [PMID: 34585617 PMCID: PMC8616620 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00389.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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- Larissa A Shimoda
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Viral Immunology and Respiratory Disease group, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.,Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.,Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.,Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Division of Rheumatology & Immunology, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
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- Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Institute of Physiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado.,Department of Medicine, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colorado
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- Department of Lung Development and Remodelling, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany.,Department of Translational Pulmonology and the Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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