Neurology Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee

Our mission is to cultivate an environment where individuals of diverse race, ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age and physical ability may succeed professionally and personally.

• Promote recruitment and retention of faculty, residents and fellows diverse in gender, ethnicity and experiences
• Facilitate access to mentoring networks and professional development programs for under-represented groups
• Meet monthly
• Ensure diverse speakers and speakers who present on diversity
• Have a diversity committee member at each resident interview day
• Respond to diversity questions (diversityneurology@virginia.edu)
• Welcome new members on the diversity steering committee