The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) is committed to fostering a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) within the field of critical care. At the direction of SCCM’s elected leaders, the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee has curated a comprehensive list of resources to support its members, who comprise healthcare professionals, educators, and researchers, in their efforts to create a more equitable and inclusive healthcare environment.
Volunteers:
Uchechi Oddiri, MD, Chair
Samantha Gambles Farr, APRN, CCRN, MSN
Nadia Ferguson, PharmD, BCCCP, BCPS
Navneet K. Grewal, MD
Lesly V. Jurado Hernandez, PharmD, FCCM
Kathleen B. To, MD, FCCM
Shan Wang, PharmD, BCCCP, BCPS, FCCM
Project Implicit
Harvard’s implicit association test
Best Intentions: Using the Implicit Associations Test to Promote Reflection About Personal Bias
Gill A, Thompson B, Teal C, et al. MedEdPORTAL. 2010;6:7792.
Health Equity Rounds: An Interdisciplinary Case Conference to Address Implicit Bias and Structural Racism for Faculty and Trainees
Perdomo J, Tolliver D, Hsu H, et al. MedEdPORTAL. 2019;15:10858.
Comprehensive Curriculum for Internal Medicine Residents on Primary Care of Patients Identifying as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgender
Ufomata E, Eckstrand KL, Spagnoletti C, et al. MedEdPORTAL. 2020;16:10875.
Words Matter: An Antibias Workshop for Health Care Professionals to Reduce Stigmatizing Language
Raney J, Pal R, Lee T, et al. MedEdPORTAL. 2021;17:11115.
Mistreatment in Residency: Intervening With the REWIND Communication Tool
Pang J, Navejar N, Sanchez JP. MedEdPORTAL. 2022;18:11245.
Addressing Microaggressions in Academic Health: A Workshop for Inclusive Excellence
Ackerman-Barger K, Jacobs NN Orozco R, London M. MedEdPORTAL. 2021;17:11103.
“I Didn’t Know What to Say”: Responding to Racism, Discrimination, and Microaggressions With the OWTFD Approach
Sotto-Santiago S, Mac J, Duncan F, Smith J. MedEdPORTAL. 2020;16:10971.
You’ve Been Called out for a Microaggression. What Do You Do?
Knight R. Harvard Bus Rev. July 24, 2020.
Beyond Men, Women, or Both: A Comprehensive, LGBTQ-Inclusive Implicit-Bias-Aware, Standardized-Patient-Based Sexual History Taking Curriculum
Mayfield JJ, Ball EM, Tillery KA, et al. MedEdPORTAL. 2017;13:10634.
Assessment of Perceptions of Professionalism Among Faculty, Trainees, Staff, and Students in a Large University-Based Health System
Alexis DA, Kearney MD, Williams JC, Xu C, Higginbotham EJ, Aysola J. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Nov 2;3(11):e2021452.
Diversity Engagement Survey
The Diversity Engagement Survey (DES) was previously administered as a collaboration between the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMass), DataStar, and the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). Effective June 30, 2023, the AAMC and UMass ended the partnership that supports the administration of the DES. Moving forward, UMass will have full ownership and responsibility for administering the survey.
Assessing Institutional Culture for Inclusive Excellence in the Academic Health Sciences
Pololi LH, Brimhall-Vargas M, Madison MT. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Nov;39(15):3084-3086.
A Formal Mentorship Program for Faculty Development
Jackevicius CA, Le J, Nazer L, Hess K, Wang J, Law AV. Am J Pharm Educ. 2014 Jun 17;78(5):100.
Defining the Ideal Qualities of Mentorship: A Qualitative Analysis of the Characteristics of Outstanding Mentors
Cho CS, Ramanan RA, Feldman MD. Am J Med. 2011 May;124(5):453-458.
How to Ensure Effective Mentoring
Goundrey-Smith S. Pharm J. February 1, 2011.
Informal Mentoring Between Faculty and Medical Students
Rose G, Rukstalis M, Schuckit MA. Acad Med. 2005 Apr;80(4):344-348.
How a Mentorship Program can Boost Internal DEI Initiatives
Zaib A. American Society of Association Executives. November 3, 2021.
Mentorship Is the Missing Ingredient in DEI
Brown I. Emerg Med News. 2021 Aug;43(8):28.
The Future of Surgery: Increasing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Through Early Mentorship
Sinha A, Kuy S. Am J Surg. 2022 Apr;225(4):800-802.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Advancing Curricular Development and Recruitment
Winer AG, Hyacinthe LM, Weiss JP, Esdaille AR, McNeil BK. Curr Urol Rep. 2023 Apr;24(4):201-204.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the United States Emergency Medical Services Workforce: A Scoping Review
Rudman JS, Farcas A, Salazar GA, et al. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2023;27(4):385-397.
Holistic Review, Mitigating Bias, and Other Strategies in Residency Recruitment for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: An Evidence-based Guide to Best Practices From the Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine
Gallegos M, Landry A, Alvarez A, et al. West J Emerg Med. 2022 May 10;23(3):345-352.
Moving Beyond Diversity: A Scoping Review of Inclusion Initiatives in the Surgical Workforce
Rajaguru PP, Ademuwagun L, Pierre-Louis Y, Reddy NG, Moreira CC. J Am Coll Surg. 2022 Feb 1;234(2):203-213.
Faculty Recruitment, Retention, and Representation in Leadership: An Evidence-Based Guide to Best Practices for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion From the Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine
Davenport D, Alvarez A, Natesan S, et al. West J Emerg Med. 2022 Jan 3;23(1):62-71.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Medicine: Why It Matters and How Do We Achieve It?
Rosenkranz KM, Arora TK, Termuhlen PM, et al. J Surg Educ. 2021 Jul-Aug;78(4):1058-1065.
Educational Outcomes of Diversity Curricula in Graduate Medical Education
Chung AS, Cardell A, Desai S, et al. J Grad Med Educ. 2023 Apr;15(2):152-170.
Teaching the Teachers: Development and Evaluation of a Racial Health Equity Curriculum for Faculty
Falusi O, Chun-Seeley L, de la Torre D, et al. MedEdPORTAL. 2023 Mar 28;19:11305.
Feasibility of an Antiracism Curriculum in an Academic Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine Division
Banerjee D, Nassikas NJ, Singh P, et al. ATS Sch. 2022 Sep 30;3(3):433-448.
An Approach to Diversifying the Selection of a Guideline Panel: The Process Utilized for the Updated Adult Critical Care Ultrasound Guidelines
Nikravan S, Lanspa MJ, Ablordeppey E, et al. Crit Care Med. 2024 Aug 1;52(8):1251-1257.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Environmental Health Workforce: Mapping the Literature and Moving Toward Liberation
Jadotte Y, Levy C, Tallon LA, Phillips L, Caron R. Environ Health Insights. 2023 May 21;17:11786302231175802.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the United States Emergency Medical Services Workforce: A Scoping Review
Rudman JS, Farcas A, Salazar GA. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2023;27(4):385-397.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Nursing: The Pathway to Excellence Framework Alignment
Morrison V, Hauch RR, Perez E, Bates M, Sepe P, Dans M. Nurs Adm Q. 2021 Oct-Dec 01;45(4):311-323.
Breaking Barriers and Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Trauma and Acute Care Surgery: A Current Perspective
Patel H, Breeding T, Inouye M, Hoops H, Elkbuli A. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 Jun 1;94(6):e42-e45.
The Importance of Diversity and Inclusion in the Healthcare Workforce
Stanford FC. J Natl Med Assoc. 2020 Jun;112(3):247-249.
Religious Identity Discrimination in the Physician Workforce: Insights From Two National Studies of Muslim Clinicians in the US
Baqai B, Azam L, Davila O, Murrar S, Padela AI. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 Apr;38(5):1167-1174.
Racism as a Determinant of Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Paradies Y, Ben J, Denson N, et al. PLoS One. 2015 Sep 23;10(9):e0138511.
The Impact of Racism on Child and Adolescent Health
Trent M, Dooley DG, Dougé J; Section on Adolescent Health; Council on Community Pediatrics; Committee on Adolescence. Pediatrics. 2019 Aug;144(2):e20191765.
Looking Through Racism in the Nurse-Patient Relationship From the Lens of Culturally Congruent Care: A Scoping Review
Vaismoradi M, Moe CF, Ursin G, Ingstad K. J Adv Nurs. 2022 Sep;78(9):2665-2677.
Systemic Racism: Pharmacists’ Role and Responsibility
Arya V, Butler L, Leal S, et al. J Am Pharm Assoc. 2020 Nov;84(11):8418.
Changing the Face of Academic Medicine: An Equity Action Plan for Institutions
Enders FT, Golembiewski EH, Orellana MA, et al. J Clin Transl Sci. 2022 May 20;6(1):e78.
Review of Best Practices for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committees Within Colleges of Pharmacy
Kolluru S, Wanat MA, Ficzere CH, et al. Am J Pharm Educ. 2023 Apr;87(4):ajpe9043.
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Research and Clinical Trials
Syder NC, Elbuluk N. Dermatol Clin. 2023 Apr;41(2):351-358.
Seeking Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Pediatric Nephrology
Seo-Mayer P, Ashoor I, Hayde N, et al. Front Pediatr. 2022 Dec 12;10:1084848.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Clinical Trials
Keegan G, Crown A, Joseph KA. Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2023 Jan;32(1):221-232.
Inequities in Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation for Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Diverse People: A Scoping Review
Leeies M, Collister D, Ho J, et al. Am J Transplant. 2023 Jun;23(6):707-726.
An Antiracism Approach to Conducting, Reporting, and Evaluating Pediatric Critical Care Research
Zurca AD, Suttle ML, October TW. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2022 Feb 1;23(2):129-132.
Women in Intensive Care Study: A Preliminary Assessment of International Data on Female Representation in the ICU Physician Workforce, Leadership and Academic Positions
Venkatesh B, Mehta S, Angus DC, et al. Crit Care. 2018 Sep 10;22(1):211.
Addressing Gender Imbalance in Intensive Care
Vincent JL, Juffermans NP, Burns KEA, Ranieri VM, Pourzitaki C, Rubulotta F. Crit Care. 2021 Apr 16;25(1):147.
Diversity and Inclusivity: The Way to Multidisciplinary Intensive Care Medicine in Europe
Cecconi M, Kesecioglu J, Azoulay E; European Society of Intensive Care Medicine. Intensive Care Med. 2021 May;47(5):598-601.
