Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the School of Medicine

Dr Roisin McMacken, Director of EDI

Welcome the School of Medicine’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) webpage.  The School of Medicine’s EDI Committee are responsible for creating an environment that is safe for, representative of and supportive to all staff and student members of our community. As Associate Director of EDI, I work with the School’s EDI Committee and Executive Committee to raise awareness of obstacles to EDI and propose and implement strategies to overcome these obstacles. Our work spans issues related to gender, age, sexual orientation, neurodiversity, race, religion, differing ability, socioeconomic status and more.

We were delighted to be awarded an Athena Swan Bronze Award in 2022, and are now developing further steps to improve gender equality across the School in advance of our 2026 Athena Swan application. Keep an eye out for updates on this work, and our other projects, here on this webpage. 

If you would like to draw our attention to any issues regarding EDI in the School of Medicine, have suggestions on how we can improve, would like to get involved, or have any questions about our current work, feel free to reach out to us via email (see the Contact tab).