Message from Dr. Jeff Balser, President and CEO, about a new plan to eliminate barriers to diversity and inclusion at VUMC

Dr. Jeff Balser announces the formation of a new Task Force led by the Office of Health Equity representing all areas of VUMC and the School of Medicine, charged with identifying ways to eliminate barriers to racial equity through immediate and long-term steps. View...

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Read the transcript from Dr. Balser's video message

At VUMC we believe in caring for every person, regardless of their skin color, their resources, their gender, or their story. In fact, one of the four strategic directions guiding all decisions we make is to "Make Diversity and Inclusion Intentional." Yet we know there are still barriers within the Medical Center to making that vision a reality -- some hidden and some not so hidden. View...

See the Office of Health Equity plan for confronting racial inequities

Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Office of Health Equity's plan for confronting racial inequities provides a guide for discussion and implementation of changes at the Medical Center. View...