UCSF Awarded NIH Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Prize

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Institutional Excellence in DEIA in Biomedical and Behavioral Research Prize Competition recognized UCSF among only 10 U.S. post-secondary education institutions with a $100,000 prize for "implementing strategies to enhance DEIA in research environments."

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UCSF DEIA Key Milestones

2010-2015

UCSF Established the Office of Diversity and Outreach

  • Accountability in advancement: Contributions to Diversity Statement included as faculty promotion requirement.
  • Creating community and building resources: Multicultural Resource Center
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210%

Under-represented minority (URM) faculty doubled from 6% to 12.6% since the ODO's formation.

183%

Since 2010, URM student representation across all schools increased from 13.2% to 24.2%

179%

URM medical students also increased from 19.9% to 35.7%

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2015-2020

Differences Matter

UCSF implemented the School of Medicine Differences Matter Initiative, designed to make UCSF a university that is home to people with diverse identities and backgrounds, all of whom are committed to advancing equity, belonging, and anti-oppression in medicine.

Outcomes

  • 54% of the last entering class of medical students are URM
  • URM residents grew from 14% in 2016 to 36% in 2023
  • Over 4,500 faculty and staff have completed the DEI Champion Training Program

2020–2023

UCSF Created the Anti-Racism Initiative to Address Institutional and Structural Racism

  • Established e UC system's inaugural Chief Accessibility and Inclusion Officer.
  • Initiated the Black Health Initiative (BHI) and Black Women's Health and Livelihood Initiative.
  • Under the Anchor Institution Initiative, created eight pathway programs with 215 current participants.
  • Increased Supplier Diversity program spending from 10% to 16% in two years.
  • Today, 2,794 Bay Area students participate in K-20 academic preparation programs with the UCSF Center for Science Education and Outreach (CSEO).
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