Plan to Enhance Diversity

项目摘要/摘要 肯塔基大学(英国)马基癌症中心提出的增强多样性计划(PED) (MCC)在Lovoria Williams博士(CP)的领导下，将股权镜头应用于MCC的全面 通过以下途径减少癌症负担的使命：专注于肯塔基州及其最脆弱的人群 研究、预防、治疗、教育和社区参与。作为MCC的首届会员 公平、多元化和包容性主管(AD)，Williams博士(CP)具有重要作用，直接向 作为MCC关于多样性、公平和包容性(DEI)的优先事项的一部分，MCC主任B.马克·埃弗斯博士(TO) 高度协作的高级领导团队。Dei的努力完全融入了MCC的24-28财年战略计划， 有专门的活动支柱。PED由Dei协调员Tianna Acree女士提供支持，并开展业务 与癌症研究、培训和教育协调(CRTEC)和MCC管理局合作。 PED建立在早期Dei成功的基础上，成立了Dei委员会，利用整个校园的实习生和 提高教师职业生涯的计划(如NIH资助的T32)，并应用了非常成功的农村- 将癌症研究教育集中到开发新的动态Dei-聚焦途径计划上，由 CRTEC。此外，MCC的领导层和成员正在参加基础Dei和健康方面的培训 公平教育，这将使他们做好准备，培养多样化、包容性的环境。的总体目标 PED将把Dei整合到整个MCC结构中，并促进一种促进包容性的气候 在癌症研究、教育和社区推广方面表现出色。拟议的PED的三个具体目标 目的是：1)加强代表不足的少数群体和女性受训人员、工作人员和教职员工的参与 癌症中心。为了实现这一目标，我们计划制定公平的进程，以支持、执行和 持续努力招聘、留住和发展多元化人才；2)加快职业生涯和领导力 妇女的发展和URM早期职业教师。这一目标将通过利用内部 以及国家研究和领导力发展计划，以支持职业和研究议程， 增加对MCC决策过程的参与，并建立一个新的领导力学院；3) 建立可持续的基础设施，以促进整个管理协调委员会的发展和监测进展的标准 朝着实现多样性目标迈进。这一目标将通过维持MCC Dei委员会来实现， 整合Dei资源，提供Dei培训，并制定适当的方法和时间点 评估在每个具体目标下提出的方法的忠诚度，并跟踪开发进度。基线 管理协调委员会成员、受训人员和工作人员的人口统计数据将允许审查数据差距。(续) CCSG支持，MCC将建立在早期成功和MCC强大基础设施的基础上，并将利用 机构承诺促进学员、研究人员、教职员工和领导者的劳动力多样化 反映了全州范围内的肯塔基州集水区，最终反映了整个国家。

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The proposed Plan to Enhance Diversity (PED) at the University of Kentucky (UK) Markey Cancer Center (MCC) under the leadership of Dr. Lovoria Williams (CP) applies an equity lens to MCC’s comprehensive mission to reduce the cancer burden with a focus on Kentucky and its most vulnerable populations through research, prevention, treatment, education and community engagement. As the MCC inaugural Associate Director (AD) for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Dr. Williams (CP) has a prominent role with direct reporting to MCC Director Dr. B. Mark Evers (TO) as part of MCC’s priority on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) within a highly collaborative senior leadership team. DEI efforts are fully integrated into MCC’s FY24-28 Strategic Plan, with a dedicated pillar of activity. PED is supported by DEI Coordinator Ms. Tianna Acree and operates collaboratively with Cancer Research Training and Education Coordination (CRTEC) and MCC Administration. PED builds on early DEI successes that established a DEI Committee, leveraged campus-wide trainee and faculty career-enhancing programs (such as NIH-funded T32s), and applied a highly successful model of rural- focused cancer research education to the development of new dynamic DEI-focused pathway programs led by CRTEC. Moreover, MCC’s Leadership and members are participating in training in foundational DEI and health equity education that will prepare them to cultivate diverse, inclusive environments. The overall objectives of PED are to integrate DEI throughout the fabric of the MCC and to promote a climate that advances inclusive excellence in cancer research, education and community outreach. Three Specific Aims of the proposed PED are to: 1) Enhance participation of underrepresented minority (URM) and women trainees, staff and faculty in the cancer center. To achieve this Aim, we plan on developing equitable processes to bolster, implement and sustain efforts to recruit, retain and develop diverse talent; 2) Accelerate the career and leadership development of women and URM early career faculty. This Aim will be accomplished by leveraging internal and national research and leadership development programs to support career and research agendas, increasing engagement in MCC decision-making processes and developing a new leadership academy; 3) Establish a sustainable infrastructure to advance DEI throughout the MCC and criteria for monitoring progress toward achievement of diversity goals. This Aim will be achieved by maintaining the MCC DEI Committee, coalescing DEI resources, providing DEI training and developing appropriate methods and timepoints to evaluate fidelity to the methods proposed under each Specific Aim and track DEI progress. Baseline demographic data of MCC members, trainees and staff will allow the examination of data gaps. With continued CCSG support, MCC will build on early successes and MCC’s strong infrastructure and will leverage institutional commitment to advance workforce diversity of trainees, research staff, faculty and leaders reflective of the statewide Kentucky catchment area and eventually the nation.