The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is proud to announce the formation of the new Hispanic LatinX Alliance Employee Resource Group (ERG). The Hispanic LatinX Alliance ERG strives to promote the cultural diversity and inclusion of the Hispanic and LatinX community at Houston Methodist with the purpose of providing networking opportunities, community outreach and … [Read more...]
DEI Volunteer Facilitator Slots Open
The “Together We Grow” Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion training will be available to all employees & physicians in the Fall of 2021. Volunteers are being accepted for program facilitators. Facilitators will assist in delivering this training to the employees across the system. Volunteers should be in good standing, dependable, and consistently exhibit I CARE … [Read more...]
Dr. Susan M. Love
In celebration of Pride Month, this week we are featuring Dr. Susan M. Love, who has dedicated her professional life to ending breast cancer. As founder and Chief Visionary Officer of Dr. Susan Love Foundation for Breast Cancer Research, she oversees an active research program centered on finding breast cancer causes and prevention. Prior to this role, she was a Clinical … [Read more...]
Juneteenth
Juneteenth, also called “Freedom Day,” “Jubilee Day” or “Emancipation Day,” marks the day when General Granger arrived in Galveston in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure freedom for Texas’s 250,000 enslaved people. The troops' arrival came a full two and a half years after signing the Emancipation Proclamation. That December, slavery in America was formally abolished … [Read more...]
Inaugural Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Social Equity Grant recipients
Houston Methodist announced that it has awarded nearly $2.5 million in community grant investment to 37 Houston-area nonprofit organizations. The Houston Methodist Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Grant Program will support community initiatives focused on addressing the social determinants of health that lead to health inequities within racial, ethnic and social … [Read more...]