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" Confucius said, 'Real
knowledge is to know the
extent of one's ignorance,'
and we want to make sure
that we eliminate as much
ignorance and bias through
the information and training
we will be developing. "
- Dr. Harris
to enhance what we have already built and ensure
that we continue to improve on making our association
as inclusive and diverse as the demographics
that we possess.
Dr. Bisbee: We have created four working
groups within the committee: Communications;
Policies and Procedures; Education; and Data
and Research. Committee members and staff are
assigned to each work group. Each work group
is going to determine and focus on two to three
goals per year. I'm on Policies and Procedures, and
we are going to look back through all the policies
and procedures APMA has to see where we can
enhance our DEI efforts. One example would be,
are we to a point where we need to provide sign
language during the Annual Scientific Meeting
and/or the House of Delegates? Do we need to
provide certain materials in Braille? Because we've
never done that. So those will be different things,
the nuts and bolts of what we can do to enhance
members' accessibility to different programs and
things that we have. The Data and Research work
group is going to look at some research projects,
hopefully using the APMA Registry and some other
research, to look at trends in student recruitment
and patient care based on the diversity of the patient
population.
Dr. DeHeer: It's essential within the profession,
and there has to be a lot of education. It becomes
sort of a base throughout all components of the
profession to help everybody understand what
DEI is, and what it isn't. So I think that that initial
part was looking at a lot of our organizational
documents and making sure those were all modernized
to incorporate DEI practices, but then it's
a matter of tackling some of our own individual
biases that we probably don't even realize we
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have. That's where the training and education
part comes into play, and it reaches through all
aspects of the organization.
What strategies would you like to put
in place to address any potential biases
or barriers that may exist within the
profession and the association itself?
Dr. Harris: The first step will be collecting data to
understand exactly where we may or may not be
deficient. We will also educate everyone from the
top down within our organization, including the
staff, to make sure they are as knowledgeable in the
DEI realm as possible. Confucius said, " Real knowledge
is to know the extent of one's ignorance, " and
we want to make sure that we eliminate as much
ignorance and bias as possible through the information
and training we will be developing.
How does the committee address the
inclusion of underrepresented groups
to foster a sense of belonging and
support in the podiatry community?
Dr. Harris: We are encouraging everyone in leadership
positions to illustrate the tenets of DEI, which
should diffuse throughout our association and
respective environments.
Does the DEI Committee plan to collaborate
with other APMA committees
or association departments to integrate
DEI principles across various
aspects of the association's work?
Dr. Harris: Yes. The charge to our committee
was to ensure that DEI is woven into the fabric of
every aspect of APMA from staff to membership
and beyond.
Dr. Bisbee: There is a staff member from most
key departments on the committee.
Dr. DeHeer: I think there's some natural collaboration,
too, such as with communications and
research, once the work groups figure out the next
thing we want to tackle.
How has the DEI Task Force and/or
Committee contributed to APMA's
student recruitment goals?
Dr. Harris: Individual members of our association
along with those who were instrumental in the
formation of the DEI Task Force have participated
in multiple social media and community outreach
platforms to ensure that podiatric medicine
is visible to students and those involved in
their development.
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APMA News - September/October 2023 - Intro
APMA News - September/October 2023 - CT1
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