Welcome to the Johns Hopkins Medicine Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Health Equity. Together, we seek to further our mission to cultivate all perspectives, understand each patient, collaborate with our community and create health equity.
Our Mission
To provide content expertise and programmatic support to institutional leadership and to recruit, promote, retain, and engage those underrepresented in medicine, science, nursing, and healthcare administration so that we can achieve health equity for the most vulnerable populations.
Our Vision
We envision a Johns Hopkins Medicine where diversity, equity, and inclusion are in our DNA, and where together we commit to:
- Embracing and celebrating our differences
- Educating and developing our staff and learners
- Engaging in equitable healthcare delivery and workforce practices
JHM Equity Statement
Announcements from the Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Health Equity
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March is Women’s History Month, a time to recognize the immeasurable contributions of women and the vital role they have played in American history. We are reminded of the strength of women who fought for their rights and paved the way for those who are still pushing boundaries today. Across our institution, women have played a crucial role in promoting equity and advancing scientific research, clinical care, education and health care administration.
In 1893, Mary Elizabeth Garrett provided financial support to help found Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, with the historical precedent of admitting women on equal terms with men. Her early vision of gender equity ultimately shaped the culture of the school, from the hiring and promoting of women faculty members to the many achievements led by women pioneers in the medical field. We would not be the remarkable organization we are today without women’s efforts. Visit the webpage Office of Faculty: Women in Science and Medicine to learn about Johns Hopkins women who are making history every day.
The first official nationwide recognition of women (“Women’s Day”) occurred Feb. 28, 1909, in New York City, as a way to recognize women’s rights and labor. In 1987, Congress designated March as Women’s History Month, recognizing how “American women of every race, class and ethnic background” played “a critical economic, cultural and social role in every sphere of our nation’s life.”
To show your support for women this month, log in to WebDam and download a virtual background.
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Johns Hopkins is excited to host the Johns Hopkins Health System Spring 2025 DEA Prescription Drug Take Back Day (DTBD). These opportunities will take place at six Johns Hopkins locations in Baltimore and Washington, D.C., on Saturday, April 26, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.. These events are a success because of our volunteers, and we need your help! See details and sign-up links below. View/download/share the flyer.
Volunteer Shifts: 9:30 AM–12 PM and 12 PM–2:30 PM
Where & Sign-Up Links: Bayview Medical Center | Green Spring Station | Howard County General | Johns Hopkins Hospital | Sibley Memorial | Suburban Hospital
Roles: Health Care Volunteers (assist with medication sorting, patient privacy, and education) and Community Volunteers (help direct participants, collect data, and set up/clean up).
Questions? Contact Jennifer Zhao([email protected]) or Laurel Uhomba ([email protected]).
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The JHM Office of Diversity, Inclusion & Health Equity 2025 Multicultural Calendar is now available. Hard copies can be found in the magazine racks around the entities and Human Resources offices. Visit the Cultural Materials Resources page for more information about Heritage months and cultural observances.
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The purpose of our annual reports is to summarize in one location the progress on the diversity, inclusion, and health equity strategic plan each year. It also provides a resources for us to communicate our accomplishments to our internal and external community.
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At Johns Hopkins Medicine, inclusive and equitable access to medical care and health information is a core value of our institution. Our care teams are working with community partners to give vaccines to our most vulnerable eligible residents, to provide access to COVID-19 testing, and to educate and inform our communities hardest hit by this pandemic
- Johns Hopkins Covid-19 Resources
- Video: COVID-19 Vaccine Equity Playlist on YouTube
- Video People of Color and COVID-19: Addressing Health Disparities and Vaccine Equity
- Center for American Indian Health: COVID-19 Resources for Native American Communities
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To achieve JHM's mission, we must create a culture where diversity and inclusion are in our DNA. We must embrace and celebrate our differences; recruit, educate and develop our staff and learners; and engage in equitable health care delivery and workforce practices. The Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Health Equity has created a comprehensive Strategic Plan that will help our organization further support the well-being of our people and communities, push the boundaries of science and education, aim for precision in everything we do and improve the quality and affordability of health care.
View this introductory video for our 2023 Diversity, Inclusion, and Health Equity Strategic Plan
View a video overview of the Diversity and Inclusion - Innovation Roadmap 2023 Strategic Plan
2023 MLK Day of Service
On January 20, 2023, JHM resumed our annual MLK Day of Service with roughly 235 Hopkins members volunteer at 17 local charities. Our appreciation to those who took the time to support these organizations. Learn more about the organizations we partnered with this year and view pictures of volunteers at work. Please continue to support these organizations' efforts in the community. #HopkinsBetterTogether
Managing Crucial Conversations
These sessions were held for managers and leadership to offer strategies on how to manage emotionally charged conversations resulting from the 2020 social unrest, racial dialogues and election. This is a recording of one of the sessions as well as a compilation of Q&A from the three sessions.
