{"id":3296,"date":"2021-07-01T12:39:35","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T16:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/musculoskeletal-institute\/?page_id=3296"},"modified":"2023-10-30T16:40:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T20:40:57","slug":"our-commitment-to-diversity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/musculoskeletal-institute\/orthopedic-residency\/our-commitment-to-diversity\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Commitment to Diversity"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>\n\t\tOur Commitment to Diversity<br \/>\n\t<\/h1>\n<p>The UConn Department of Orthopedic Surgery, the UConn Musculoskeletal Institute, and the Orthopaedics Residency are committed to a culture of equity, inclusion, and diversity.<\/p>\n<p>Our learners, employees, and patients should experience an environment free of harassment, sexual misconduct, and discrimination. We are dedicated to creating and nurturing an environment that is safe for all residents to learn and practice, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, or religion. We will continue to promote an inclusive culture, which supports, encourages, and celebrates diversity and inclusion.<\/p>\n<p>By actively working to recruit women and underrepresented minorities, we aim to help create a more diverse orthopedic workforce that better mirrors the communities we serve.<\/p>\n<p>\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"UConn Orthopedic Residency Program: Creating an Inclusive Environment\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M092QuH3uvo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>Creating an Inclusive Environment<\/h4>\n<h2>\n\t\tWe Are Active in Our Commitment to Diversity<br \/>\n\t<\/h2>\n<p>We have developed the following programs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drcoyner.com\/iwem.html\">Inspiring Women in Engineering and Medicine (IWEM)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drcoyner.com\/perry-initiative.html\">The PERRY Initiative<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<p>We participate in and support the following organizations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gladdensociety.org\/\">J. Robert Gladden Orthopaedic Society<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nthdimensions.org\/\">Nth Dimensions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prideortho.org\/LGTBQ+-Friendly-Residencies\/Fellowships\">Pride Ortho LGTBQ+ Friendly Residencies\/Fellowships<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rjos.org\/\">Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society (RJOS)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/snma.org\/\">Student National Medical Association (SNMA)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.uconn.edu\/visiting-students\/vesum\/\">Visiting Externship for Students Underrepresented in Medicine (VESUM)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:fl-builder\/layout --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Commitment to Diversity The UConn Department of Orthopedic Surgery, the UConn Musculoskeletal Institute, and the Orthopaedics Residency are committed to a culture of equity, inclusion, and diversity. Our learners, employees, and patients should experience an environment free of harassment, sexual misconduct, and discrimination. We are dedicated to creating and nurturing an environment that is&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"parent":2280,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-01 20:43:47","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/musculoskeletal-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3296"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/musculoskeletal-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/musculoskeletal-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/musculoskeletal-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/musculoskeletal-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3296"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/musculoskeletal-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3296\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3556,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/musculoskeletal-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3296\/revisions\/3556"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/musculoskeletal-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/musculoskeletal-institute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}