Category: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Building a Sense of Belonging in the Workplace

By: Nicole Capsolas; Danielle Chenard, MPH; and Lauren Dominique Connecticut Children’s kicked off its first annual Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Symposium with powerful presentations from Priya Phulwani, MD; Christine Finck, MD, FACS; and Rev. Carolyn Wilkins, MBA, BBA. In this half-day virtual conference, the topics spanned issues of […]

Why Are We So Negative?

By: Scott Orsey I just lived a deeply insightful week that I believe would challenge even the most steadfast worldview. It came months into a department-wide introspection called our Pathways to Action Project, which involved holding town hall meetings for team members to reflect on our office culture […]

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Racial Trauma, Radical Healing, and Hope

By: Paul H. Dworkin, MD Each year, Connecticut Children’s Office for Community Child Health (OCCH) has the privilege of inviting a speaker to deliver one of the University of Connecticut Department of Pediatrics’ weekly Grand Rounds lectures. The audience for this event includes both institutionally- and community-based pediatricians, […]