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Our differences are what make Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute a highly successful interactive research community. We believe that each person brings a special worldview and creativity that contributes to the high quality of research and patient care for which we are renowned. The Office of Academic Training and Outreach Programs within Research Administration and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion within the Hospital’s External Affairs Department ensure each employee can flourish, feel valued, and contribute to culturally sensitive, compassionate care and more accurate, inclusive medical research.
Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) provide employees with a sense of connection to the broader mission of the organization beyond their day-to-day tasks — allowing opportunities to impact strategic organizational drivers by ensuring that key dimensions of diversity are fully integrated. Additionally, members provide each other with an enhanced sense of belonging by broadening access to personal and professional development and growth through mentoring, volunteerism, and community involvement. The Office of Diversity and Inclusion manages the following ERGs:
The Research Institute is dedicated to providing exceptional training and a supportive work environment to ensure minority groups have the tools and opportunities to embrace, leverage, and develop new perspectives to advance children’s health:
At CHOP, we not only engage our employees with diversity awareness and associated competencies, we also celebrate that diversity. Throughout the year, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Cultural Awareness Council, Department of Patient and Family Services, and our Employee Resource Groups host a variety of activities to honor various diversity and cultural awareness events for employees, patients, and families. Below are just some examples of our past events at CHOP:
The Research Institute hosts a vibrant and cutting-edge academic environment that promotes and encourages multidisciplinary research, collegiality, professional development, and mentored research experiences focused on developing and maintaining a pipeline of diverse scholars. With age-appropriate levels of engagement, students from elementary school through college can have meaningful exposures to a research environment. Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows have numerous opportunities to be fully immersed in ongoing, cutting-edge pediatric research.
PolicyLab’s Health Equity research portfolio seeks to better understand the many factors that contribute to disparate health outcomes for children, including addressing social determinants of health outside the health system, improving provider-patient relationships, and enhancing access to services. This portfolio also develops solutions that stakeholders can implement to promote child health equity. For more information, visit PolicyLab.