Our Commitment to Diversity & Equity

Health Equity Philosophy

At Loyola Medicine, we are committed to reflecting the diverse population we serve by promoting awareness, representation, and education around diversity and equity. We work to foster a culture that embraces ethnic, racial, LGBTQIA, religious, and socioeconomic diversity—honoring and respecting every aspect of each individual. In cultivating this inclusive environment, we empower our physicians to thrive and deliver exceptional patient care.

Here are some actions we are taking to fulfill our mission:

• Continuously and actively reflect on our culture so as to create safe spaces for our patients, our learners and our faculty
• Increase the number of residency applicants, faculty and house staff from under-represented minority populations
• Design and utilize metrics to identify short-term and long-term goals of improving diversity in our program
• Provide robust and longitudinal educational experiences to educate house staff and faculty about social determinants of health, anti-racism and cultural competence

Unique Offerings

• Health Equity Elective with experiences in HIV Care and Sickle Cell Clinic
• Health Equity Track - see more details HERE
• Social determinants of health mornings reports during gen med service on fridays
• Health Equity quarterly noon conference
• Friday school curriculum required for all residents with content including history of racism in medicine, social determinants of health, and cultural humility
• GME Housestaff Diversity Council - open to all GME Residents, Fellows and Faculty