VCH Medical Staff Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Steering Committee
The VCH Medical Staff Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee's goal is to advance equity and inclusion within medical staff roles across the organization with a mandate to address all types of diversity.
The committee includes two subcommittees:
- Culture and Environment
- Leadership Skills and Talent Management
The subcommittees meet quarterly. Sessional funding is provided.
Culture and Environment Subcommittee
The purpose of the Culture and Environment Subcommittee is to support the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee in delivering on the specific activities outlined in the action plan and strategic priorities that pertain to this essential element. These include, but are not limited to:
Medical Staff Experiences:
● Collect qualitative data on diverse medical staff experiences within the health authority, and action recommendations from this data
Education and Awareness of EDI:
● Organize events and resources for all medical staff on EDI issues
● Amplify and celebrate diverse medical staff
Skills Building:
● Organize workshops and other learnings to improve skills of medical staff re: brave conversations, being an upstander, etc.
Advocacy:
● Advise, advocate for, and make recommendations for change on EDI issues, for example childcare, parental leave, accessibility etc.
Community Building and Allyship:
● Create and organize affinity groups or other groups for community building/learning
Click here for this subcommittee's terms of reference.
Leadership Skills and Talent Management Subcommittee
The overarching goal of the subcommittee is to help ensure that the diversity of the VCH medical staff and leadership is reflective of the population it serves. Efforts to align, advise, advocate for, and coordinate work being done by others in the Health Authority (HA) will be made. These include, but are not limited to:
● Talent Management:
o Advise on and assist in socialization of HA Search and Selection processes with a goal to embed EDI best practices;
o Advise on HA developed performance appraisal systems for all medical leadership roles, with a specific focus on EDI competencies;
o Advise on, collaborate where feasible, and assist in implementation of HA talent development training for leaders, with a specific focus on EDI specific trainings;
● Leadership Development:
o Advise on and assist in development and implementation of existing and future HA leadership development programs/projects;
o Support physicians on their leadership path, including mentorship/sponsorship programs.
Click here for this subcommittee's terms of reference.
Steering Committee
The role of the Medical Staff Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Steering Committee is to:
• Provide support, guidance and monitor progress of the working groups as they develop implementation plans for each of their activity plans;
• Review and prioritize recommendations arising from the working groups;
• Identify and/or address duplication of efforts, interdependencies and resource requirements and align with VCH and other EDI-related initiatives as appropriate;
• Make recommendations to VCH senior leadership, MSAs, and others as appropriate, on implementation of actions assigned to these respective groups/organizations;
• Engage in strategic planning with relevant stakeholders to assist in achieving the committee’s purpose
• Identify and monitor potential risks;
• Ensure achievement of outcomes;
• Communicate and socialize the work among VCH medical staff and others.
Click here for the steering committee's terms of reference.
Visit our Diversity and Inclusion Resources webpage for more information.