Principles and Goals
Our Guiding Principle
- Recognition of the rights of Indigenous Peoples and respect for self-determination
- Race-consciousness in the pursuit of equity and inclusive excellence.
- Meaningful and ethical community engagement
- Networked leadership and coordinated de-centralization
- Accountability through collective responsibility and leadership ownership
- Data-informed decision-making and continuous improvement
Our Goals
Promoting EDI:
- Create equity, diversity, and inclusion in all aspects of research and the research environment.
- Champion transparency, power-sharing, and inclusion, with intentional support for equity-deserving groups.
- Proactively address systemic discrimination and inequitable practices to create a supportive and inclusive environment.
Building Capacity:
- Enhance the technical skills and capacity of the project team and trainees.
- Recruit and support team members from historically excluded and underrepresented groups.
Prioritizing Learning Opportunities for Trainees and Early Career Researchers (ECRs):
- Provide mentorship and leadership development opportunities across diverse sectors
- Create safe and inclusive spaces for trainees to engage in patient-oriented research (POR) and knowledge mobilization
Meaningful Patient Partner Involvement:
- Ensure patient partners can contribute meaningfully to research discussions and decisions through adequate support, flexibility, and fair compensation
Key Outcomes
- A more diverse and inclusive research team, empowering historically excluded groups.
- Enhanced mentorship and leadership development for trainees and ECRs.
- A research environment that systematically reduces barriers to equity, transparency, and participation.