The purpose of the AMIA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee is to develop, promote, and guide the implementation of strategic and operational goals related to enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion as it relates to all activities of AMIA, with the exception of human resources policies and operations oversee by the CEO and/or their delegates. The DEI Committee engages in such activities with specific attention to AMIA’s mission and its intersection with systemic racism and health equity.
DEI is meant to serve as a strategic umbrella encompassing multiple foci including, but not limited to, race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, disability status, as well as initiatives and activities involving affinity groups, STEM pathway initiatives, program development, education content, leadership development, and mentoring. All are cross-organizational functions that are central to the Association’s individual and organizational membership and are overseen through governance and operations related to membership, education, meetings, marketing communications, and public policy.
Leadership
Kim M. Unertl, PhD, ACHIP, FACMI, FAMIA
Kevin Wiley Jr., PhD
Jose Florez-Arango, MD, MS, PhD
Oliver Bear Don’t Walk IV, PhD
Suzanne Bakken, RN, PhD
Lina Sulieman
Vickie Nguyen
Karmen Williams
Shefali Haldar
Sadia Akter
Benjamin X. Collins
Tony Solomonides
Katherine Kim
Diane Korngiebel
Jose Florez-Arango, MD MS PhD
Kim Unertl, PhD
Oliver Bear Don't Walk, PhD
Sadia Akter, PhD, FAMIA
Shefali Haldar, PhD
Benjamin Collins, MD
Anthony Solomonides, PhD, MSc(Math), MSc(AI), FAMIA, FACMI
Shruti Hiremath, MS Biomedical informatics and Data Science