The 2020 HP HEED Awards: Social Justice and Activism

The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix's Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (OEDI) Taking Action received the 2020 INSIGHT Into Diversity Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award for several programs: hosting a national conference and a series of dialogue sessions to address police brutality and protests around the country. Through these sessions, a 12-step action plan was developed to work toward dismantling racism as well as eradicating the barriers and deficits that it creates.