We share UW–Madison’s commitment to creating a community where every person feels welcome, valued, and able to succeed. We view diversity as a source of strength, creativity, and innovation and value the contributions of each person with respect for the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich our university and community.
Beyond this, we view diversity and equitable inclusion as inextricably linked to our goals as a residency program and department and understand the critical work of disrupting cycles of structural and systemic discrimination and exclusion to achieve these goals.
Women's Interest Group
Women physicians in the field of emergency medicine face a unique set of challenges. The Department of Emergency Medicine women’s interest group meets bimonthly to discuss gender bias in emergency medicine, foster gender equity, and develop strategies for both personal and professional success. The group also holds an annual dinner in August to welcome in new women residents, fellows, and faculty ahead of Women in Medicine Month.
Group on Women in Medicine and Science
Founded at the UW SMPH by Dr. Mary Westergaard (Emergency Medicine) this group engages women across the medical campus to amplify the lives of women in medicine and science and work towards gender parity in healthcare and science fields. The group conducts an annual symposium exploring opportunities, obstacles, and strategies for success for women in medicine and science. Several of our faculty have been recognized with chapter awards for their impact in supporting women at UW.
UW Health Employee Resource Groups
Voluntary, employee-led employee resource groups (ERGs) at UW Health and the UW SMPH foster a diverse and inclusive workplace aligned with our vision and goals. ERGs provide safe opportunities for employees to network, pursue professional and personal development and improve cultural understanding.
Current ERGs offered include:
- Asian/Asian American/Pacific Islander
- BIPOC Residents and Fellows
- Black/African/African American
- Disability & Neurodiversity
- LatinX, Military Service
- Military Service Members
- QUILTBAG
- Women’s Group
"Being a part of the Asian American ERG has allowed me a space to continue these efforts of cultural competency and how to better the environment within the hospital as well as for our patients. It allows for safe spaces that allow for discussion of shared experiences and discussions of anti-racism."
Michelle Hughes, MD, assistant professor and director of medical simulation
Our Shared Future
The University of Wisconsin–Madison rests in the ancestral land of the Ho-Chunk Nation, the People of the Big Voice, who have called this place Teejop (day-JOPE) for time immemorial. We as a university community continue to create and build upon our partnerships with the 12 First Nations of Wisconsin. As a state university we respect the inherent sovereignty and unique legal status, as affirmed and set forth in state and federal law, of the First Nations of Wisconsin.