Rutgers Health Earns National Honor for Advancing Inclusive Excellence
August 13, 2024
University’s biomedical and health sciences unit makes history as first to receive the bronze award in biomedicine from the AAAS SEA Change initiative
Rutgers Health is the first to receive a bronze biomedicine award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for its efforts and commitments to advance inclusive excellence in biomedicine as part of the group’s STEMM Equity Achievement (SEA) Change initiative.
The award process, which began in 2021, included a comprehensive institutional self-assessment carried out by a Rutgers Health-wide committee and several work groups of faculty, staff and students that evaluated current and future needs of faculty, including postdoctoral and clinical trainees. Insights from the review led to the development of a five-year action plan (ending in 2029) designed to address gaps and capitalize on opportunities to recruit, retain and advance Rutgers Health current and future faculty.