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This is a list of resources to keep the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry community informed. Resources external to Western University are offered as connections and opportunities for learning and sharing knowledge, not explicit endorsement. This is a non-exhaustive list and will be updated regularly.

If you're aware of additional resources that aren't currently included here, please feel free to get in touch with us via email at edid@schulich.uwo.ca.

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Resources

Schulich Continuing Professional Development EDI Checklist – direct link to PDF

Hire Western U - Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Decolonization

Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (CCDI) and CCDI Educational and Inclusion Guides

Diversity, equity, and inclusion reading list (updated August 18, 2023) - Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (CCDI)

Inclusive Science for All - resource developed by Council on Reforming Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion for Trainees (CREDIT) funded by Virtual Learning Strategy eCampus Ontario

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion - Universities Canada

Building a Caring, Inclusive Society - Universities Canada

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion: Race, Ethnicity & Culture - Health Science Information Consortium of Toronto, University of Toronto

Healthcare Excellence Canada - EDI Virtual Learning Exchange

Ontario Human Rights Commission

NIH Scientific Workforce Diversity Toolkit - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Assessing & Enhancing Department Climate: Resources for Department Chairs

EDI and Research Practices

Bias in Peer Review - Canada Research Chairs Program Unconscious Bias Module

Canada Research Chairs EDI: A Best Practices Guide for Recruitment, Hiring, and Retention

CIHR Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in the Research System and a list of EDI resources that specifically focus on integrating EDI into research.

CIHR Online Training Modules: Integrating Sex & Gender in Health Research

Gender-based Analysis Plus (GBA Plus) Course - Government of Canada

Gendered Innovations - Sex and Gender Methods for Research (Standford University)

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) - EDI Resources

New Frontiers in Research Fund - Best Practices in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Research

NSERC Guide for Applicants: Considering Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in your application

Gender and Health

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion: Gender Diversity - Health Science Information Consortium of Toronto, University of Toronto

CIHR Online Training Modules: Integrating Sex & Gender in Health Research

Gender-based Analysis Plus (GBA Plus) Course - Government of Canada

Gender Bias in the Learning Environment

Institute for Gender and Health

Western Center for Research & Education on Violence Against Women & Children Webinar Series

Addressing Gender Equity and Diversity in Canada’s Medical Profession - Canadian Medical Association

More talk than action: gender and ethnic diversity in leading public health universities - Journal article

Working toward gender diversity and inclusion in medicine: myths and solutions - Journal article

Creating a transgender inclusive workplace (updated October 26, 2022) - Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (CCDI)

2SLGBTQIA+ and Health

Egale

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion: 2SLGBTQ+ - Health Science Information Consortium of Toronto, University of Toronto

Rainbow Health Resource Library

Review of current 2SLGBTQIA+ inequities in the Canadian health care system

Teaching LGBTQ+ Health (Stanford Medicine)

The Safe Zone Project

Stop Tolerhating - Resources for 2SLGBTQIA+ Londoners

LGBTQ2S+ inclusion (updated April 26, 2023) - Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (CCDI)

Accessibility and Disability in Health and Academia

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion: Accessibility & Disability - Health Science Information Consortium of Toronto, University of Toronto

Ontario Human Rights Commission - Working Together: The Code and the AODA- Online Education and Training - This 5-part eLearning series (20 minutes) is for public, private and not-for-profit sectors

Ontario Human Rights Commission – Human Rights and the Duty to Accommodate – e-learning module

Disability Justice in Higher Education: A Conversation with Jeff Preston - Centre for Teaching & Learning, Queen's University [Video]

Reflecting on the past, present and future of disability in Canadian classrooms (Dr. Jeff Preston) - The Centre for Teaching and Learning, Western University [Video]

Stop Tolerhating - Resources for Londoners with Disabilities

Disability and accessibility (updated February 21, 2023) - Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (CCDI)

Bias and Microaggressions

UCSF Unconscious Bias Training

Bias in Peer Review - CIHR Module

Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain - Inclusion & Diversity - Microaggressions

Unconscious Bias Resources for Health Professionals - Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)

A Framework for Integrating Implicit Bias Recognition into Health Professions Education

Professionalism: Microaggression in the Healthcare Setting

Avoiding Microaggressions in Classrooms and Online

Project Implicit - The Implicit Association Test (IAT)

Bias Breakers: Continuous Practice for Admissions and Selection Committees – Open Access Curriculum

Nakae S, Palermo AG, Sun M, Byakod R, La T. Bias Breakers: Continuous Practice for Admissions and Selection Committees. MedEdPORTAL. 2022;18:11285. https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11285

Black Health and Academia

Black Health at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC)

Black Health Alliance

Black Physicians of Canada - The Issues

Black Physicians of Canada - The Solutions

Black Health Education Collaborative

Black Mental Health Canada

Black Health Equity - EGAP (Engagement Governance, Access and Protection) is a framework that envisages Black communities gaining control over their collective data.

Canadian Black Scientists Network

Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) - Black Health

Federation of Black Canadians - Black Pulse Healthcare

Black Canadian Studies Association

Indigenous Health and Academia

Indigenous Health and Wellness at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC)

Office of Indigenous Initiatives – Guidelines for Working with Indigenous Community Members (PDF)

NOSM – Indigenous Health Learning Resource

Indigenous Primary Health Care Council

Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada (IPAC)

IPAC Physician and Medical Learner Engagement Guidelines

Indigenous Health Committee - College of Family Physicians – Resources

Indigenous Health Primer (Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada)

National Collaborating Center for Indigenous Health

Indigenous Allyship Resources

The Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant (HNHB) Indigenous Health Network (IHN)

Indigenous inclusion (updated May 24, 2024) - Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (CCDI)

Francophone Health

Access Franco-Sante - London

The Active Offer of French Language Health Services

Société Santé en français

Entite 1 - Excellence, Transparence, Imputabilite, Collaboration

EDI-related Incident Resources

On Campus Resources

Reporting Discrimination and Harassment - Western Human Rights Office

Western EDI Incident Reporting

Schulich Learner Experience - Learner Mistreatment - this resources is only for students enrolled in the MD, DDS and Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education programs

Steps for choosing EDI reporting tools at Western (created by the Biochemistry EDI Committee)

Graduate Students Guidance for Discussing EDI-D Related Concerns (created by the Anatomy & Cell Biology EDID Committee)

Western's Gender-Based Violence and Survivor Support

Western's Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Human Rights Office

Office of the Ombudsperson