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Diversity Leadership: The Rush University Medical Center Experience

Author(s) -

J. Robert Clapp

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

hospital topics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.202

H-Index - 21

eISSN - 1939-9278

pISSN - 0018-5868

DOI - 10.1080/00185861003768993

Subject(s) - diversity (politics) , institution , center (category theory) , health care , work (physics) , public relations , political science , management , sociology , engineering , law , mechanical engineering , chemistry , economics , crystallography

Meeting the challenges of diversity is crucial, and within healthcare organizations a particularly strong case exists for a diversity strategy. Rush University Medical Center in 2006 was at an important juncture. Since its founding, the organization had made notable progress toward advancing diversity and inclusiveness. On the other hand, many diversity-related problems continued. Rush convened a committee to review the work of the institution in this area. The committee's report called for changes, and a Diversity Leadership Group (DLG) model was established. This article documents the progress made since 2006 through implementation of the DLG model. The changes prescribed for Rush are presented as recommendations and challenges that other healthcare organizations may find applicable to their own institutions.

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