Bright Tiffani J, Bear Don't Walk Iv Oliver J, Johnson Carl Erwin, Petersen Carolyn, Dykes Patricia C, Martin Krista G, Johnson Kevin B, Walters-Threat Lois, Craven Catherine K, Lucero Robert J, Jackson Gretchen P, Rizvi Rubina F
Department of Computational Biomedicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90069, United States.
Department of Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, United States.
J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2025 Jan 1;32(1):3-8. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocae258.
The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Task Force on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) was established to address systemic racism and health disparities in biomedical and health informatics, aligning with AMIA's mission to transform healthcare. AMIA's DEI initiatives were spurred by member voices responding to police brutality and COVID-19's impact on Black/African American communities.
The Task Force, consisting of 20 members across 3 groups aligned with AMIA's 2020-2025 Strategic Plan, met biweekly to develop DEI recommendations with the help of 16 additional volunteers. These recommendations were reviewed, prioritized, and presented to the AMIA Board of Directors for approval.
In 9 months, the Task Force (1) created a logic model to support workforce diversity and raise AMIA's DEI awareness, (2) conducted an environmental scan of other associations' DEI activities, (3) developed a DEI framework for AMIA meetings, (4) gathered member feedback, (5) cultivated DEI educational resources, (6) created a Board nominations and diversity session, (7) reviewed the Board's Strategic Planning for DEI alignment, (8) led a program to increase diversity at the 2020 AMIA Virtual Annual Symposium, and (9) standardized socially-assigned race and ethnicity data collection.
The Task Force proposed actionable recommendations that focused on AMIA's role in addressing systemic racism and health equity, helping the organization understand its member diversity.
This work supported marginalized groups, broadened the research agenda, and positioned AMIA as a DEI leader while reinforcing the need for ongoing transformation within informatics.
美国医学信息学会（AMIA）多元化、公平与包容（DEI）特别工作组的成立是为了解决生物医学和健康信息学中的系统性种族主义和健康差异问题，这与AMIA改善医疗保健的使命相一致。AMIA的DEI倡议是由会员针对警察暴力以及新冠疫情对黑人/非裔美国人社区的影响所发出的声音推动的。
该特别工作组由20名成员组成，分为3个小组，与AMIA的2020 - 2025年战略计划保持一致，每两周会面一次，在另外16名志愿者的帮助下制定DEI相关建议。这些建议经过审查、排序后提交给AMIA董事会批准。
在9个月的时间里，特别工作组（1）创建了一个逻辑模型以支持员工多元化并提高AMIA的DEI意识；（2）对其他协会的DEI活动进行了环境扫描；（3）为AMIA会议制定了DEI框架；（4）收集会员反馈；（5）培育DEI教育资源；（6）创建了董事会提名和多元化会议；（7）审查了董事会关于DEI一致性的战略规划；（8）在2020年AMIA虚拟年度研讨会上主导了一个增加多样性的项目；（9）规范了社会指定的种族和族裔数据收集。
特别工作组提出了可操作的建议，重点关注AMIA在解决系统性种族主义和健康公平问题中的作用，帮助该组织了解其成员的多样性。
这项工作支持了边缘化群体，拓宽了研究议程，并使AMIA成为DEI领域的领导者，同时强化了信息学领域持续变革的必要性。
