Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI)

Voices: Lived experiences

  • Finding My Voice
    Orly Avitzur, MD, MBA | October 15, 2019

     

    I arrived in the United States from Israel at age nine, unable to speak a word of English. My new elementary school in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania had never enrolled a foreign student before nor one who had been unable to understand its language. I remember shivering through recess trying to acclimate to cold weather and feeling alone as the kids in the schoolyard chatted and played. This was years before programs for English as a Second Language were developed; instead, I was provided with speech therapy to rid me of my accent.

    Continued

    October 15, 2019
    All Voices

  • Welcome to the new Neurology Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Site!

    The Neurology  Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) is a Specialty Site linked to the larger Journal family and supporting the journal’s purpose “to advance the field by presenting new basic and clinical research with emphasis on knowledge that will influence the way neurology is practiced”.

    As founding Co-Editors of the Neurology  EDI Specialty Site, we developed an initial mission, vision, and goals statement to provide guidance and accountability as we start this venture:

    Mission: To increase awareness and understanding of EDI and in turn foster the Neurology  journal mission “to publish outstanding peer-reviewed original research articles, editorials, and reviews to enhance patient care, education, clinical research, and professionalism”.

    Vision: For the Neurology  EDI Specialty Site is to be the premier destination for patient care, research, education, policy, and advocacy content related to EDI in neurology.

    Goals: 

    1. To highlight peer-reviewed original research articles, editorials, reviews, and any other content published across the Neurology  journal family relating to EDI topics, including contributions that increase our understanding or propose solutions to improve health and healthcare equity.
    2. To provide a welcoming, respectful, and safe forum for the Neurology community to amplify our perspectives and lived experiences.
    3. To share opportunities that advance EDI in health and healthcare within and beyond the field of neurology.

    Did You Know?

    • Orly Avitzur, MD MBA FAAN is a practicing neurologist in New York. Learn more about her appointment as president-elect of the American Academy of Neurology, and that of the first ever all-female slate of officers here .

    • In the United States, over 40 million people are foreign-born (defined by the United States Census as anyone who was not a U.S. Citizen at birth), primarily living in California, New York, and Texas.) and approximately 65 million speak a language  other than English at home.

    • The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation offers a collection of analyses and research findings examining the link between immigration status, health care, and health.

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  • Call for “Voices: Lived Experiences”

    We encourage you to submit short first-person accounts (1000 words or less) of experiences lived within the realm of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) with the goal of informing and enlightening our community on these critical issues. Some topics to consider include, but are not limited to:

    • Descriptions of experiences that shaped your views of EDI.
    • Reflections on the intersection between personal identity and career.
    • Discussions at the intersection of EDI and neurology patient care, research, education, advocacy, or policy.

     

    The Neurology EDI Specialty Site Co-Editors will assess all submissions based on topic focus and clarity of presentation, and reserve the right to edit or decline submissions. Please provide a short title for your piece. Please submit your contributions to journal@neurology.org and include “Voices Submission” in the subject line. We look forward to reading your perspectives!

     

  • Meet the Editors

    We are very excited to serve as the three inaugural Neurology EDI Specialty Site co-Editors! Over the next few weeks, we will share with you why this work is meaningful to each of us. To begin, Neurology EDI Mini-Site co-Editor Dr. Nicole Rosendale will share what EDI means to her. Dr. Nicte Itzel Mejia and Dr. Jeffrey McClean will soon follow.

    The three of us thank you for reading and look forward to connecting with you as we partner to advance EDI in neurology.

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