West Virginia University School of Medicine

The Department of Emergency Medicine has a page that discusses their diversity, equity, and inclusion position. It mentions that they recruit and mentor students from Historically Black Colleges.

The School of Medicine published a document outlining their "Diversity Policy for Recruitment of Students, Faculty and Staff," which includes discussions of specific groups targeted for recruitment including rural areas, lower socio-economic status, race, and gender.

In October 2020 the medical school held an event for inclusive language training as part of "Diversity Week."

Communication Sciences and Disorders published a page highlighting stating they are "committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion within the CSD professions through inclusive practices" and "stand committed to decreasing biases by decentering our curricula."

The school said, "After a successful course offering in the spring, West Virginia University is again offering students an opportunity this fall to learn how to be an antiracist and what that means as a concept. "The course, 'How to Be an Antiracist,' challenges students to examine ways that racism influences their lives and thoughts and identifies ways to practice antiracism at WVU... "This course follows a book club format, and students read through Ibram X. Kendi’s 'How to be Antiracist' and work through Kendi’s companion book, 'Be Antiracist: A Journal for Awareness, Reflection, and Action.' Some instructors use other materials, as well. "In helping to promote and advance diversity, equity, and inclusion at WVU Health Sciences, this course can be beneficial to students entering the health care field."

In 2020, the school had an "anti-racist and gender-inclusive Safe Zone Training," which covered "a history of racism and systemic discrimination, the complexities of identity based on race/ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender, and certain language and resources to know how to intervene in bias, harassment and discrimination. The training will also focus on ways that higher ed institutions can shift their practices to be more welcoming and less biased."

The school had an event titled, “A Long Talk About the Uncomfortable Truth," which was "an anti-racism activation experience."

The school's department of Health Informatics and Information Management has a page on "Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion."

On September 9, 2022, the school announced that the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health would offer a three-part seminar series titled “Racism in Public Health: Historical Perspectives and Current Challenges" which aims to "confront the historical and ongoing forms of racism that exist in the field of public health, while learning about alternative methods of conducting public health that have attempted to resist and challenge such legacies."

In June 2020, the school linked to a "Diversity & Inclusion Toolkit" published by The Association of Program Directors in Surgery. It discusses a number of diversity and inclusion topics including race, gender, bias, etc.

Student Services for the school has a group called Rainbow Coats "a multi-purpose student organization that aims to spread awareness to both medical students and the medical community at large of the unique concerns regarding the LGBTQA (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, allies, and asexual) community from the perspectives of both LGBTQA physicians and patients."

The WVU Medical School has a page titled "Taking a stand against racism" that states "racism is a public health crisis," and also mentions an antiracism course.

The university said, "We recognize racism is a public health crisis. We're empowering our students, faculty and staff to learn more and take action to ensure the equitable health and wellbeing of all individuals and populations."

The school's website said, "Hundreds of WVU students and WVU Medicine employees showed their support for racial equality June 8 during a "White Coats for Black Lives" event. The national organization aims to eliminate racism in the practice of medicine and recognizes racism as a threat to the health and well-being of people of color."

The school's chancellor issued a statement saying, "American Medical Association president and native West Virginian, Patrice Harris, MD, called racism and police brutality a public health issue. She called for a move from rhetoric to action. We join Dr. Harris’ voice with ours. We are deeply committed to justice, equality, inclusion and civility at West Virginia University and at our Health Sciences Center."

The medical school participates in WVU's annual diversity week.