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DEI & Well-Being in Emergency Medicine

We value the perspectives and experiences from our diverse community and are committed to fostering an environment where every voice matters and everyone feels like they belong. Our program offers various committees and groups focused on wellbeing and health and gender equity. 

Learn more about our programs below.

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Our Mission
The U-M Medical School Department of Emergency Medicine is committed to fostering a safe and inclusive environment that embraces the uniqueness of all people. We will provide outstanding and respectful service in all situations. We will own our interactions in a positive way. We will strengthen our diversity through education excellence and advancement of knowledge.
DEI Committees & Groups

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)

The Department of Emergency Medicine is committed to fostering a safe and inclusive environment that embraces the uniqueness of all people.

  • We will provide outstanding and respectful service in all situations.
  • We will own our interactions in a positive way.
  • We will strengthen our diversity through education excellence and advancement of knowledge.

Director: Marcia Perry, MD

Administrative Lead: Kait McMurray, [email protected]

Administrative Specialist: Anna Lamont, [email protected]

 

Gender Equity Professional Development Group

Mission Statement: Cultivating a Department of Emergency Medicine where people of every gender give and receive respect, support, safety and value, in order to create a culture when we can all thrive and provide equitable care.

Director: Nicole Klekowski, MD

Advisors: Laura Hopson, MD and Marcia Perry, MD
 


Pop Up Safety Town

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Our team works with Michigan Medicine's Injury Prevention Center, Concussion Center and Children's Emergency Services to bring injury prevention education to preschoolers and families. 

This is typically accomplished through Head Start Preschools living in urban and rural communities with health disparities. Pop-Up Safety Town has been completed in Ypsilanti, Flint, Jackson, Addison, and Detroit this past year.

Director: Andy Hashikawa, MD

Learn more about Pop Up Safety Town
 


Wellness Committee

Mission Statement: The mission of the Emergency Medicine Wellness Committee is to share resources amongst all job families to cultivate a collegial and supportive environment. Enhance our physical, psychological, and emotional well-being through activities to promote a healthier workplace.

Director: Michele Carney, MD
Phone: 734-232-6166

DEI Leadership
profile-marcia-perry-2018 Marcia Perry, MD
Associate Chair of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)
Director of House Officer Programs for Office of Health Equity & Inclusion
Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Profile-NicoleKlekowski-2023 Nicole Therese Klekowski, MD
Director of Gender Equity Professional Development Group
Ultrasound Director for Children's Emergency Services
Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Michele M. Carney Michele Carney, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics