In 2015, the UW Faculty Senate passed this Resolution which states that search committees should have access to anti-bias training. In the SoM, the Dean has affirmed our commitment to this work by requiring that all search committees complete training in anti-bias and best practice strategies. All faculty leadership search committees should have a live training. Contact the Assistant Dean for Faculty Recruitment and Retention to set this up as soon as the committee is formed to allow enough lead time for scheduling.
All other faculty search committees can reach out to the Assistant Dean for Faculty Recruitment and Retention at any time with requests for committee training and/or any questions. Given the high volume of ongoing searches and requests, search committees may opt to use this pre-recorded training from The Office of Healthcare Equity for their search as an alternative.
In 2025, these required trainings will evolve into a new series format with updated content, offering both in-person, virtual and pre-recorded options.