Championing Diversity in Ophthalmology: Moran’s EDI Initiatives The Moran Eye Center has always been committed to the vision that no person with a blinding condition, eye disease, or visual impairment should be without hope, understanding, and treatment. Internally, Moran is equally committed to reaching and embracing a racially, ethnically, and culturally diverse population when recruiting and training residents and hiring faculty and staff. Moran strives to create a broad-based organization focused on clinical care, caregiver education, and basic and translational research. As Moran’s inaugural Vice-Chair for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI), Liliana Werner, MD, PhD, leads this effort with a committee of five other representatives. “EDI is important for various reasons in any organization, including those related to moral or social justice, economic and market reasons,” said Werner. “In addition to addressing historical factors that have led to unfair conditions for minorities, organizations that tap into diverse talent pools are stronger and more efficient and much better at serving their customers by reflecting the diversity of their market base.”
Equity Diversity Inclusion
Liliana Werner, MD, PhD
