Important Announcements

Nondiscrimination Statement Update

Boston Medical Center Health System complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), religion, culture, physical or mental disabilities, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity and/or expression. BMCHS provides free aids and services to people with disabilities and free language services to people whose primary language is not English.

To see our full nondiscrimination statement, click here.

Campus Construction Update

Starting September 14, we’re closing the Menino building lobby entrance. This, along with the ongoing Yawkey building entrance closure, will help us bring you an even better campus experience that matches the exceptional care you've come to expect. Please enter the Menino and Yawkey buildings through the Moakley building, and make sure to leave extra time to get to your appointment. Thank you for your patience. 

Click here to learn more about our campus redesign. 

Racial Equity

Racial Equity

Noun

The state in which race no longer determines one’s life outcomes. In terms of the workplace, those outcomes are recruitment, hiring, mentorship, advancement, leadership, retention, salary, overall wellbeing, and more. Racial equity is when everyone has what they need to thrive professionally and are free of racism, race-based harassment, bias, discrimination, and microaggressions. As a process, we apply racial equity when those most impacted by structural racial inequity are meaningfully involved in the creation and implementation of the institutional policies and practices that impact their professional lives. In academic medicine, this means underrepresented racial and ethnic groups (URG), specifically Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx, Native American or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander; it also broadly includes People of Color who may be well represented but do not share equal power and resources nor similar experiences to their White counterparts.

Source

Adapted from the Center for Social Inclusion. According to the NIH’s definition of underrepresented groups (URG) in medicine and informed by the National Science Foundation.

The Glossary for Culture Transformation is a living document to be revised on an annual basis.

Suggested Citation: Office of Equity, Vitality, and Inclusion, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, and Boston University Medical Group. Glossary for Culture Transformation. 2021.

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