Informed by, and aligned with, the rules, policies, and strategic plans of the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Medicine, and SEPH, the Inaugural SEPH EDIC will have a one-year mandate to complete four key tasks.
Immediate Actions and Opportunities
The Inaugural SEPH EDIC will identify and advise on the delivery and evaluation of activities for quick implementation that reflect meaningful steps forward to the larger EDI agenda. This includes the development of the SEPH-LAST Iceberg Colloquium series.
Recommendation Report
The Inaugural SEPH EDIC will create an actionable recommendations document that provides a blueprint of medium- and longer-term goals and pathways that can provide a sustainable EDI strategy. This will include:
- Recommendations and resources on how EDI content could be better incorporated into: 1) Program Learning Objectives (PLOs), and 2) into existing courses offered by SEPH (PHRAM, epidemiology and public health).
- Recommendations on additional non-course educational opportunities that SEPH should offer to enhance EDI content and pedagogy. This may include special lectures series, colloquia, micro-training modules on EDI and topical issues such as microaggressions.
- Recommendations on strategies SEPH will use to encourage greater diversity in the membership of its community (students, faculty, and staff).
- Recommendations on how SEPH will be a more inclusive and safe community for all of its members.
- Recommendations on improving transparency and expectations about funding for prospective and current graduate students
- Recommendations on the advocacy role of the SEPH EDIC within and outside of the University of Ottawa
- Recommendations on resources needed to support the EDI standing committee
Terms of Reference Standing Committee
The Inaugural SEPH EDIC will develop a terms of reference for a formal standing SEPH EDIC committee that can be implemented upon the completion of their year. This will include recommendations regarding the duration of terms for members, and renewal and rotation of members, while maintaining continuity.