MIDRC equity, diversity, and inclusion statement.
Last updated November 10, 2023
MIDRC is committed to the crucial principles of equity and inclusion. We actively promote diversity within our leadership and teams of researchers.
We are dedicated to creating a fair and collaborative culture, free from discrimination based on color, race, religion, national origin, sex (incuding pregnancy and parental status), gender identity, age, disability, protected genetic information, marital status, political affiliation, military service or sexual orientation.
MIDRC makes every effort to ensure systematic review and transparency of policies, to correct any identified inequities and to provide ethical, respectful, collaborative work environments, as we strive to improve health outcomes for all.
Diversity of the current MIDRC investigators.
Additionally, diversity and representativeness of the MIDRC data cohort is pertinent. Please see our data diversity page.
The Bias and Diversity Working Group also provides several resources for anyone interested in bias identification and mitigation in machine learning/AI for medical imaging analysis.
The MIDRC Bias and Diversity Working Group.
Leads: Karen Drukker (Univ of Chicago, AAPM), Judy Wawira Gichoya (Emory, ACR)
AAPM: Weijie Chen (FDA), Kyle Myers (Puente Solutions LLC), Berkman Sahiner (FDA), Heather Whitney (UChicago)
ACR: Jayashree Kalpathy-Cramer (UColorado Anschutz)
RSNA: Sanmi Koyejo (Stanford), Zi Jill Zhang (Jefferson Health)
MIDRC Central, University of Chicago: Maryellen Giger, Nick Gruszauskas, Katie Pizer
NIH: Brad Bower, Rui Pereira De Sá (UCSD)
Project manager: Emily Townley