(Teenek, NJ) October 12, 2023—Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Henry P. Becton School of Nursing and Allied Health (a division of FDU Health) has been awarded the 2023 Health Professions Higher Education Diversity Excellence Award (HEED). ) was awarded. INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine is the oldest and largest publication focused on diversity in higher education. As recipients of the annual Health Professions HEED Awards, a national honor recognizing U.S. health universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion, FDU joins 63 other nationally representative recipients. It will be featured in the November/December 2023 awards. Publishing of INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine.
“Fairleigh Dickinson University is honored to receive the HEED award for INSIGHT into Diversity,” said Annie Lohan, dean of the Henry P. Becton School of Nursing and Allied Health. “Promoting diversity and inclusion in medical education will help students understand the social determinants of health, provide culturally competent care, and develop meaningful strategies to reduce health disparities.” In addition, a diverse and inclusive healthcare workforce can better understand the communities they serve, facilitate access to care, and improve overall care. can improve the quality of
FDU’s School of Nursing and Allied Health has achieved its goal of ensuring that medical education programs include a wide range of perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds to best address individual and systemic biases and health disparities. We utilize many resources to do so.
“The Health Professions HEED Award process includes questions regarding student and employee recruitment and retention, best practices for both, continued leadership support for diversity, and other aspects of campus diversity and inclusion. It consists of a comprehensive and rigorous application, including the “We review each application in detail when determining the recipients of the HEED Award for Healthcare Professionals. Our standards are high and we are committed to diversity and the work that takes place every day across our campuses. I look for schools that have inclusivity woven into their fabric.”
Other recipients of the 2023 INSIGHT Into Diversity Health Professions HEED Award are:
T. Still Health University
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Betty Eileen Moore University of California, Davis School of Nursing
Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine
California State University, Los Angeles, Patricia A. Chin School of Nursing
Edward Vere College of Osteopathic Medicine
Frontier Nursing University
Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine
Jane and Robert Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston, Texas
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
kansas city university
Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Louisiana State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing
MGH Health Research Institute Professionals
New York University Rory Myers College of Nursing
Nova Southeastern University School of Optometry
Oklahoma State University Health Sciences Center
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
purdue university
Rutgers School of Nursing, State University of New Jersey
Southeast Health Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine
State University of New York at Buffalo School of Dentistry
State University of New York School of Optometry
Texas A&M University Irma Lerma Rangel School of Pharmacy
medical college of wisconsin
Medical University of South Carolina
The Ohio State University School of Medicine
The Ohio State University College of Nursing
The Ohio State University College of Optometry
The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy
The Ohio State University School of Public Health
The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine
University of Arizona School of Medicine – Phoenix
University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, New York
Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
University of California, Riverside School of Medicine
University of California Irvine School of Medicine
University of California, Davis School of Medicine
University of Cincinnati College of Nursing
University of Cincinnati James L. Winkle School of Pharmacy
University of Cincinnati College of Allied Health Sciences
University of Florida School of Dentistry
University of Florida College of Pharmacy
University of Houston Andy and Barbara Gessner College of Nursing
University of Kentucky School of Medicine, Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
University of Louisville Health Sciences Center
University of Maryland, Baltimore School of Nursing
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
University of Michigan Medical School – Michigan Medicine
University of Minnesota School of Nursing
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
University of Rochester School of Nursing
University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine
University of Virginia School of Medicine
University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
Virginia Commonwealth University College of Health Professions
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Weill Cornell Medicine
For more information about the 2023 INSIGHT Into Diversity Health Professions HEED Award, visit insightintodiversity.com.
About INSIGHT Into Diversity
INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine is a leader in promoting best practices for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in higher education. Through thought-provoking print and online articles, we share expert advice, valuable resources, in-depth profiles of universities’ top DEI programs, headline news, and more to keep our readers informed and engaged in DEI. We will support you in promoting your initiatives. their institutions. To further our mission, in 2012 we created the INSIGHT Into Diversity Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award. The HEED Awards include the more targeted INSIGHT Into Diversity Health Professions, Law Schools and Community Colleges HEED Awards, and are the only national HEED Awards. The honor recognizes institutions of higher education for their outstanding commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Current, archived, and digital issues of INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine are available online at insightintodiversity.com.