Diversity Engagement Survey conducted

More than 2,500 UMass Chan Medical School faculty, staff and students participated in the 2023 Diversity Engagement Survey, which is administered every three years to assess progress in building a more diverse and inclusive culture at UMass Chan. Results from the 2023 survey are being analyzed and will be used to guide future diversity endeavors.

The previous survey, administered in 2020, had approximately 2,000 people respond.

Since the inception of the survey in 2011, participants have consistently responded favorably in regard to trust in the institution’s diversity and inclusion efforts. Though the data show that the community applauds the overall diversity efforts of the institution, participants responded less favorably in how the diversity efforts have been managed and about their feelings regarding compensation for accomplishing goals at the same level as other colleagues.

Changes to address these sentiments have been made since the 2020 survey, with the most notable being the restructuring of the Diversity and Inclusion Office, the addition of the diversity and inclusion pillar in the IMPACT 2025 strategic plan and vigorous efforts to implement priorities that will shift these mindsets over time.