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Committee Structure

The APGO Diversity & Inclusion Committee Chair is appointed by the APGO president and is eligible to serve two three-year (3) terms. Committee members serve one three-year (3) term and are eligible to apply for reappointment to an additional three-year (3) term for a total of six (6) years, unless otherwise specified. Terms will be staggered to reflect appropriate representation and continuity in membership.

This committee reports directly to the APGO Board and will work in conjunction with other APGO Committees and Task Forces to foster effective communication.

Committee Charge

Create a contemporary mission statement highlighting the APGO standard of diversity and inclusion
Assist APGO leadership in achieving greater diversity in APGO committee, program and task force composition
Employ mechanisms to broaden the participation of all of our members and future members with an aim to recruit, retain and mentor URiM faculty
Develop proposals to increase diversity in APGO membership
Identify and create tools around D&I topics to help increase cultural awareness
Develop formal guidelines for creating inclusive curricula, learning and assessment materials and teaching strategies
Eliminate bias and stereotypes in all educational APGO materials and consider structural barriers and social determinants of health
Develop methods to assess compliance with the new APGO standards, creating materials to expand our focus on inclusiveness to guide critical efforts in determining the direction we take as an organization
Provide guidance with increasing diversity in the specialty of ob-gyn to help membership departments improve their own diversity recruitment efforts
Identify D&I topics and speakers and encourage submission of proposals to APGO’s education programs and response to RFPs
Create a strategic plan and timeline for implementation