Workforce Diversity
Committed to Diversity

Michigan Medicine is committed to diversifying our workforce and providing DEI-related education and engagement opportunities for faculty and staff.

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Opportunities
Faculty and Staff Programs
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Faculty and House Officer Programs

The Office for Health Equity and Inclusion provides educational offerings to faculty and house officers, as well as opportunities to recruit and mentor students, inspiring the next generation of healthcare professionals.

Learn about house officer and faculty and programs
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Resource Groups

Member-led resource groups provide feedback to Michigan Medicine leadership and catalyze efforts to drive innovation and make workplace culture more inclusive, engaged, productive and aligned to support strategic goals.

Find a Resource Group
DEI Leads

Every Michigan Medicine department has a DEI Lead who promotes diversity and DEI-related events, engages in DEI trainings, and implements inclusivity measures within their departments.

Find a Department DEI Lead
Initiatives and Funding Opportunities
Group of diverse office workers seated at table DEI 1.0

Michigan Medicine has been diligent in its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. The completion of the five-year strategic plan has furthered the process of shifting the climate of DEI at Michigan Medicine.

  • Learn more about DEI 1.0
    • Man with child looking through photo album Innovation Grants

    Since 2017, the Phyllis M. Blackman Innovation Grants have been used as a catalyst to support DEI-related programs and initiatives at the departmental level.

  • Learn about Innovation Grants
    • Upcoming DEI Events
    LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee quarterly meeting

    Join the LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee quarterly meeting.
    The Black-Jew Dialogues: A Multicultural Comedy
    The Black-Jew Dialogues is a provocative two-actor comedy that explores the absurdity of prejudice and racism.
    Black Voices Resource Group Meeting

    The Michigan Medicine Black Resource Group is an affinity group centered on the experiences and needs of black faculty, learners, and staff at Michigan Medicine.  
    Working Families Resource Group Meeting

    The Michigan Medicine Working Families Resource Group (WFRG) is an affinity group centered on the experiences and needs of families across the institution.
    Spirituality Resource Group Meeting
    Regular monthly meeting of the group, discussing various spirituality-related topics
    Black Voices Resource Group Meeting

    The Michigan Medicine Black Resource Group is an affinity group centered on the experiences and needs of black faculty, learners, and staff at Michigan Medicine.  
    Working Families Resource Group Meeting

    The Michigan Medicine Working Families Resource Group (WFRG) is an affinity group centered on the experiences and needs of families across the institution.
    Spirituality Resource Group Meeting
    Regular monthly meeting of the group, discussing various spirituality-related topics
    Black Voices Resource Group Meeting

    The Michigan Medicine Black Resource Group is an affinity group centered on the experiences and needs of black faculty, learners, and staff at Michigan Medicine.