Disability and Diversity
As a part of the University of Pittsburgh and the Schools of the Health Sciences (SHS), the ICRE adheres to all University and SHS diversity and disability policies. The ICRE also recognizes the National Institutes of Health definitions of diversity, disability and disadvantaged.
Resources for Students, Faculty and Staff
University of Pittsburgh Disability Services:
If you have a disability for which you are requesting an accommodation, you are encouraged to contact both your instructor and the Office of Disability Resources, 216 William Pitt Union, 412-648-7890 / 412-383-7355 (TTY), as early as possible each term. Disability Resources and Services will verify your disability and determine reasonable accommodations.
www.studentaffairs.pitt.edu/drswelcome
University of Pittsburgh Diversity Resources:
The University of Pittsburgh Office of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion (OAADI) has overall responsibility for providing leadership, resources, coordination, and oversight for the University's voluntary diversity initiatives as well as ensuring equal opportunity and compliance with related governmental requirements. Given the size, complexity, and collegial nature of the University, OAADI does not do this alone. The campus community contributes to the University's commitment to diversity and inclusion, through the work of faculty, staff and students at all levels of the University.
www.hr.pitt.edu/diversity
Diversity resources for University of Pittsburgh instructors: www.cidde.pitt.edu/diversity/
Schools of the Health Sciences Diversity – Excellence in Health Professionals Education:
"The Office of Health Sciences Diversity exists to foster an inclusive environment for students, trainees, and faculty within the health professions schools and to increase the number of well-trained professionals who reflect different cultures, ethnicities, socio-economic backgrounds, abilities, genders, religious affiliations and sexual orientations."
www.healthdiversity.pitt.edu/index.php
Graduate Studies at the School of Medicine:
"The University of Pittsburgh and its School of Medicine recognize that the diversity of its students, faculty and staff is crucial because it strengthens our institution, it strengthens science and it strengthens medicine."
www.somgrad.pitt.edu/diversity/index.php
National Institute of Health Definitions
Definition of Disadvantaged Background:
An individual from a disadvantaged background is one who comes from a family with an annual income below a level based on low-income thresholds according to family size published by the U.S. Bureau of the Census, adjusted annually for changes in the Consumer Price Index, and adjusted by the Secretary for use in all health professions programs. The Secretary periodically publishes these income levels in the Federal Register.
www.lrp.nih.gov/about_the_programs/intramural/clinicalbackground.aspx (Accessed on November 18, 2011)
Definition of Individuals with Disabilities:
Who are defined as those with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.
grants.nih.gov/training/faq_diversity.htm#879 (accessed on November 18, 2011)
Definition of Underrepresented minorities in health related sciences on a national basis
Individuals from racial and ethnic groups that have been shown by the National Science Foundation to be underrepresented in health-related sciences on a national basis (see data at www.nsf.gov/statistics/showpub.cfm?TopID=2&SubID=27 and the report Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering, 2007, p. 262). The following racial and ethnic groups have been shown to be underrepresented in biomedical research: American Indians or Alaska Natives, Blacks or African Americans, Hispanics or Latinos, Native Hawaiians or Other Pacific Islanders. In addition, it is recognized that under-representation can vary from setting to setting and individuals from racial or ethnic groups that can be convincingly demonstrated to be underrepresented by the grantee institution should be included in the recruitment and retention plan.
grants.nih.gov/training/faq_diversity.htm#879 (Accessed on November 18, 2011)
