Diversity

Talk about what diversity means to you. And explain how valuing and championing diversity will help you in your career.
Post the diversity statements from 5 companies or organizations in your field of interest, comment how they are similar and/or different. How do each of these fit with your own diversity values?

To me diversity is just variety. There is a variety of different people throughout our daily lives. Diversity can extend to more than just race, religion, or age.  Being a fan of biology, diversity among animals and plants is a necessity. They need genetic variations so that one disease doesn't wipe them out in one shot. Diversity is what makes a person unique.  I want to be a doctor so valuing diversity will hep me see my patients as individuals and yet not discriminating against them or my coworkers. In some ways, valuing diversity could help me figure out what is wrong with a certain patient and being able to help my patients I will get paid for doing my job and get the gratification of helping someone.


1. Sacred Heart
The primary purpose of Sacred Heart Hospital is to provide a structure and the means whereby the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis can continue their apostolic mission to serve the sick, the aged, the poor and the terminally ill without regard to race, color, creed or national origin. The primary concern of Sacred Heart Hospital and the Hospital Sisters is the patient's well-being—spiritual, physical, psychological and social.
2. Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic staff value and promote diversity. Diversity refers to all the characteristics that distinguish individuals or groups from one another. It includes distinctions based on race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, veteran's status, or status with regard to public assistance.
The goal of Mayo Clinic staff is to create a caring service environment where individual differences are valued, allowing individuals to achieve and contribute to their fullest potential. Benefits of embracing this goal include:

• Diversity of viewpoints and perspectives in concepts, initiatives and decision making
• Greater innovations and creativity
• A broad pool of qualified employees, enabling recruitment and retention of the best talent

An environment that nurtures and supports the fullest contributions of each individual is essential to success in patient care, education and research. Creating and sustaining this climate are the responsibilities of each individual who provides care, directly or indirectly, or learns at Mayo Clinic.
3. Nationwide Children's Hospital

At Nationwide Children’s Hospital, diversity isn’t simply a word used to describe the varied faces you meet in our halls. Diversity describes what we believe in. Our hospital has made a promise to not only acknowledge, but foster and celebrate the diversity of our patients, families, visitors, staff and physicians. Why? Because being an inclusive and welcoming organization makes us better suited to take care of those who need our help the most.

We provide the best care when we understand how our patient’s unique experiences inform their views, and how they expect and deserve to receive treatment. In our day-to-day operations, we strive to shape an environment that lets our patients, families and employees know that they are understood, respected and supported when they are at Nationwide Children’s. Because who they are matters, and always will.
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Diversity Council

The Nationwide Children's Hospital Diversity Council was established to identify a long-range plan for diversity improvements at Children's, and to lead and support diversity initiatives.
Nationwide Children’s Diversity Council Mission Statement – The Diversity Council will support/lead the hospital’s efforts in celebrating the value of our differences through all aspects of Nationwide Children’s culture.
Nationwide Children’s Diversity Council Vision Statement – The Diversity Council’s vision is to insure and continually advocate for an environment that is inviting, welcoming and supportive of patients, parents, staff and physicians of diverse backgrounds. We will create an atmosphere where the value of diversity is utilized to the fullest by embracing the backgrounds, talents and contributions of all groups reflective of our community who help us achieve the Nationwide Children’s mission.
4. University of Maryland medical center

The University of Maryland Medical System and its affiliated hospitals and health care facilities are equal opportunity employers and proud supporters of an environment of diversity.
5.  Bayshore Community Hospital
We strive to create an environment in which the uniqueness of each person is valued, and where everyone is treated with dignity and respect without regard to race, gender, age, national origin, ethnic background, disability, religion, culture, or sexual orientation.

Even though some of these are shorter than others, they are all pretty much saying that they will treat everyone equally no matter how unique. They respect diversity.  It fits with my diversity values because I believe that everyone deserves equal treatment and would give equal treatment to my patients. there is nothing wrong with being unique.