At Mass General Brigham, diversity, inclusion and equity have always been a priority.  We believe that delivering equitable care and eliminating disparities starts with acknowledging structural inequities that make populations vulnerable to disproprotionate health outcomes.  We critically evaluate our own biases as clinicians, colleagues, and teachers, and actively work against these biases each and every day.  We are motivated to recruit and retain talented physicians with diverse life experiences who share this mission.

With the support of the OB/Gyn Department Chairs at both BWH and MGH, Dr. Nawal Nour and Dr. Jeff Ecker respectively, every month our program DEI leadership team composed of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion chiefs - Dr. Samantha Truong (PGY 4) and Dr. Taniya Walker (PGY 3) meet with our DEI faculty mentors, Dr. Adeline Boatin and Dr. Carolina Bibbo, as well as our residency Program Director, Dr. Amy Stagg, to discuss ongoing diversity, inclusion and equity related efforts throughout our program and our two main hospitals.  The objective of these meetings is to hold ourselves accountable to our residency's goals to address and reduce health disparities as we take the very best care of our patients and ensure we are maintaining a safe work environment for trainees, faculty, and staff.  Residents also serve on the MGH DEI Committee, led by our very own Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist, Dr. Allison Bryant, who also currently serves as the Associate Chief Health Equity Officer for Mass General Brigham.

Our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Chiefs as well as a group of dedicated residents comprising the resident-led committee priorities our Department's commitment to providing equitable care and creating an inclusive work environment.  This committee is responsible for hosting events that support our colleagues who identify as underrepresented in medicine (URiM), promoting topics related to disparities and health equity within our didactic curriculum, and engaging in community outreach.  The Health Equity Proposal created by the residency classes of 2021-2024 serves to guide our efforts to promote racial, reproductive, and social justice. 

Each year, the DEI Committee creates a list of priorities which serve as the focus for the current academic year.  The following is a list of ongoing accomplishments since the creation of the DEI Committee in the 2020-2021 academic year.

• Continued implementation of the 'Inequity Inbox;, an anonymous portal that allows anyone in the department to report incidences of bias or inequitable care within our hospital system.  The Inequity Inbox team, composed of residents, fellows and faculty regularly review the Inbox submissions with the goal of examing our current practices/policies in an effort to protect our patients and staff from acts of racism, unequal treatment or unsafe clinical experiences.
• Quarterly "Health Equity Rounds: a department-side forum to discuss patient cases where structural inequities have contributed to poor outcomes and generate change within the MGH and BWH OB/GYN departments.  Past topics have included language justice, inequities in abortion care, and birth equity.
• Planned virtual "Meet & Greets: for prospective applicants to speak informally with our URiM residents about our experience in this program.
• Annual attendance at National Conferences hosted by organizations such as LMSA and SNMA for the purpose of URiM medcial student recruitment.
• Participation and collaboration with local, community-based organizations for at least 2 events per academic year.