Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Reminder: Complete the College of Medicine Justice Initiative Survey

The Office of Diversity and Inclusion at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine has been tasked with identifying and addressing areas for improvement in the culture and climate of both USA Health and the USA College of Medicine.

The Justice Initiative Survey will help us assess how we are doing on a variety of themes that focus on racial justice by deepening our understanding of your perceptions of racial justice as they relate to the College of Medicine. This information will be used to develop plans that will become improvement goals for the College of Medicine and will be tracked by the Continuous Quality Improvement Committee.

“The goal of this survey is to hear the voices of all members of the COM community and listen to what those voices are telling us we can do better,” said Franklin Trimm, M.D., associate dean for diversity and inclusion at the USA College of Medicine and assistant vice president for medical affairs at USA Health. “The more individuals who share their perspectives through the survey, the more complete the picture will be as we plan the hard work necessary to improve the culture and climate of our community for everyone. Everyone belongs. Everyone has a voice.”

A link to the survey, which is unique to each person, was sent to USA College of Medicine medical and graduate students, faculty and staff via their USA email. The survey will be open until 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 28.

The USA Office of Institutional Effectiveness is conducting the administration and analysis for the survey. Responses are anonymous and will not be seen by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion or anyone within the College of Medicine.