Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Decolonization

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Serve as a resource for faculty, staff, residents and learners on matters related to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Decolonization (EDID)
2. Direct faculty, staff, residents and learners to relevant EDID supports
3. Chair the PaLM EDID Committee meetings
4. Engage the department on EDID dialogue
5. Assist in developing policy and process as it relates to EDID, where applicable
6. Attend relevant Western, Schulich and LHSC committee meetings
7. Provide updates on Committee activities at departmental meetings

Membership

• Mark Darling, Chair
• Omar Abdelraheem
• Ana Cabrera
• Tanya Charyk Stewart
• Angela DeCandido
• Johan Delport
• Savita Dhanvantari
• David Driman
• Deanna Goyette (LHSC)
• Ruchika Gupta
• Miguel Quiñones-Mateu

• PaLM EDID Committee Summary of Activity and Progress (PFD, 96 KB)

This award recognizes and celebrates the work of faculty, learners and staff committed to making Pathology and Laboratory Medicine more accessible, equitable, diverse and inclusive.

Nominees should be individuals or groups who are actively involved in promoting diversity, equity and inclusivity within the PaLM community. The EDI Award will recognize achievements that advance EDI values in practice, initiatives, action, programs, applied research, community-building events or other activities that foster change aimed to improve inclusivity. No effort that promotes EDI is too small to nominate! This award is open to all PaLM members including faculty, learners and staff. Members of the PaLM EDI Committee are excluded.

To nominate an individual or group for this award, please complete the nomination form and up to 2 letters of support by October 31^st; letters should address the ways in which the nominee(s) demonstrates leadership, initiative and commitment to equity, diversity and relationship building.

The award brings with it formal recognition from your peers for your efforts to promote EDI, along with a certificate. The award will be announced at the LPA Holiday Party and in the PaLM Post. 

The 2022 award recipient was the PaLM Social Committee for actively promoting EDI within the PaLM community and for embracing EDI values. In particular, the Taskforce noted the Committee’s initiative in organizing a Pride/Rainbow Day to celebrate Pride Month this past June. Thank you for fostering a culture of belonging within the Department.

The 2024 award recipient was the Western Pathology Association (WPA) for building community, connection, and an inclusive space for students.

• Glossary of Terms
• Writing Guidelines: Racial and Ethnic Identity
• Words Matter: AAP Guidance on Inclusive, Anti-biased Language

• Western’s Indigenous Initiatives Website

• Land Acknowledgment Resources (PDF, 52 KB)
• Questions to Inform your Land Acknowledgment (PDF, 42 KB) 
• Presentation by Dr. Rebekah Jacques (PDF, 491 KB)

• 2025 Diversity Calendar
• 2024 Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Decolonization and Accessibility (EDIDA) Strategic Plan
• 2024 EDIDA Strategic Plan Companion Guide
• 2024 EDIDA Unit Action Planning Tool
• 2024 SGPS Guidance on Inclusive Excellence in Graduate Admissions 
• 2024 Guide for Courageous and Respectful Conversations
• 2024 Guide for Inclusive Language
• 2022 Pathology & Pronouns 

• Introduction to Unconscious Bias (Western OWL)
• Unconscious Bias in the Peer Review Process
• Implicit Association Test
• Breaking Down Bias in Admissions
• Bias in Postgraduate Trainee Selection

Western HR Required Training

Western is committed to being part of the solution in creating a more inclusive place where we all feel a strong sense of belonging.

The Office of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI), in consultation with Student Experience, Human Resources, the Human Rights Office, employee group representatives, and the Office of Indigenous Initiatives, has developed an e-learning module called Building Inclusivity through Anti-Racism.

The module is self-paced and can be completed in approximately 45 minutes. To successfully complete the module, employees need 80% or higher on a quiz within OWL. The quiz can be re-taken as many times as needed. After successful completion of the quiz, participants can obtain a certificate confirming their completion of the e-learning module by clicking on "Certification" on the left side menu, and training records will be updated within My Human Resources.

EDI Learning

• Equity Diversity, Inclusion and Decolonization (EDI-D) in Academia: Medical Sciences
• Fairness in Residency Selection Methods

Other Training and Education

• Black Students' Association
• Council on Reforming Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion for Trainees (CREDIT)
• Digital Student Experience
• Employee Wellbeing
• Human Rights Office
• Indigenous Student Centre
• Learner Experience Office
• Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Decolonization (EDID)
• School of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies: Self-Care
• Schulich Wellbeing
• Society of Graduate Students (SOGS) Racial Equity & Inclusivity Commissioner
• SOGS Peer Support
• University Students' Council Ethnocultural Support Services

• To seek support in reporting an incident of Discrimination, Harassment, and Sexual Misconduct
• To seek support in reporting an incident of Gender-Based Sexual Violence
• To seek support in reporting a Student Code of Conduct violation