Join Karen Catlin for an engaging discussion on creating more inclusive workplaces in healthcare. Drawing from her book, belonging in Healthcare, karen will share actionable strategies to support colleagues and foster belonging. Learn how you can make a meaningful difference at the College of Medicine-Tucson!
Welcome to the Health Care Disparities Forums, an initiative committed to addressing and reducing healthcare delivery, access, and health outcome inequities. Through these forums, we bring healthcare professionals, educators, researchers, and community leaders together to discuss, analyze, and develop actionable strategies to tackle disparities affecting our community.
Our goal is to foster inclusive dialogue on the social, economic, and systemic factors contributing to health disparities and empower participants with the tools and knowledge needed to create equitable healthcare systems. We aim to:
- Elevate awareness of healthcare inequities
- Identify solutions to reduce barriers to healthcare
- Promote culturally responsive care
- Inspire changes that advance health equity
Upcoming Forum Events
Whether you’re a healthcare professional, student, or advocate for health equity, join us in our upcoming forums.
The Shared Shelf
A monthly book club dedicated to health, justice, and solidarity!
The Shared Shelf Book Club encourages vital conversations within the College of Medicine- The club was founded by Julie Armin, a faculty member in the Department of Family and Community Medicine and Director of the Health Disparities Curriculum at the College of Medicine. “The book club is something that’s been on the mind of the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for a while, but it is part of a broader initiative throughout the College of Medicine to address racism in medicine. So the goal is to really engage in critical and sometimes uncomfortable discussions and build collegiality in the college,” Armin said. “We try to keep it comfortable so people don’t feel pressure. This isn’t a course – this is enrichment, personal enrichment,” Armin said. Armin helps facilitate each meeting to encourage meaningful discourse between the diverse perspectives of the group members. “We have everyone from faculty, both clinical and non-clinical, so physicians and researchers and non-medical undergraduates, medical students, staff. It's been an interesting mix of people,” Armin said. Click HERE to read the full news article featured in The Daily Wildcat!
The Shared Shelf Community Agreement
- Practice the gift of grace: we are all on a path of learning and are striving to do the best we can. Anti-racism work is a process.
- Risk-taking and courage are needed to achieve sustainable change since systems of power perpetuate themselves.
- If you are a very talkative person, practice giving the gift of listening; if you are usually quiet, practice giving the gift of your thoughts and words.
Details
ELIGIBLE FOR 1.5 DEI CREDIT HOURS
- When: Every 3rd Monday of the month 6:30 - 8:00 PM
- Register: Email the Office of Access, Community, & Belonging at COM-Belonging@arizona.edu
- Share: All UA COMT/COMP participants welcome, tell your friends!
The book/movie options are chosen based on feedback from the members of the Shared Shelf Book Club and members of this committee.
2025 Schedule:
Archived Shared Shelf Book Schedules
2021: shared_shelf_book_2021.pptx
2022: shared_shelf_book_2022.pptx