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The following resources are provided to assist students, trainees, staff and faculty from around Baylor College of Medicine to learn more about matters related to diversity and inclusion.

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Resources to Support the Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander Communities

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Recently, there has been an increase in hatred and violence toward Asian Americans and those of Asian identity, descent and appearance. There were more than 3,795 anti-Asian racist incidents in the United States in during 2022 alone. This increase is largely owed to the xenophobia and anti-Asian sentiment surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. Solidarity with the Asian community is needed now more than ever. View a list of ways to support AAPI within the Baylor community and beyond.

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Voluntary Demographics

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Baylor College of Medicine's SuccessFactors users are able to select several new demographic options, including their preferred pronoun, gender identity and sexual orientation, along with enhanced disability categories. This is completely optional, and only the pronoun information will be viewable by all; the others only will be accessible by the employee and Human Resources. Read more below.

At Baylor College of Medicine, we value diversity and strive to foster inclusion and engagement across the College. To advance our institution’s diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, we are launching an effort to upgrade our demographic profiles. The first phase will focus on demographic data for faculty, staff, residents, fellows and postdoctoral fellows in SuccessFactors. Phase II will allow students to review and update their demographic profile.

For regulatory purposes, we currently are required to collect information on sex, race/ethnicity, and marital status, and we will continue to collect this information. Regulatory purposes may include federal grant reporting, passport and employment requirements, the Association of American Medical Colleges and accreditation requirements. Our expanded demographic options will include gender identity, pronouns, sexual orientation, and enhanced disability categories.

Similar to other sensitive demographic information collected (e.g. age, race/ethnicity, social security numbers), the additional categories, other than pronouns, will only be accessible to the employee and Human Resources. Should you choose to select your pronouns, it will be visible to all who view your SuccessFactors profile.

Phase II: Student learners can change their preferred first and middle name, as well as their gender identify and pronouns within the Baylor CAMS Portal. The preferred name change will be represented on an individual’s Outlook email name and in the “Find a Person” search directory.

Having additional information about our community members will better enable us to appreciate the breadth of our diversity. In addition, by expanding our voluntary demographic options to include gender identity, sexual orientation and disability status, individuals will be able to indicate various aspects of their identities, and we will have better informed aggregate data to prioritize our initiatives.

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Professional Associations and Student Groups

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There are several local chapters and national professional organizations focused on specific diversity and inclusion issues and underrepresented in medicine and science populations.

View a listing of these groups

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Accreditation Resources

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Baylor College of Medicine's accreditation page contains details for all Baylor accreditation information.

View Accreditation Information

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Baylor College of Medicine Integrity Hotline

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Baylor College of Medicine has established a confidential and anonymous reporting mechanism for reporting known or suspected improper activity or wrongdoing. Reports can be made via the toll free number (855) 764-7292 or electronically via the internet. Baylor College of Medicine prohibits retaliation for reporting known or suspected improper activity or wrongdoing.