EDI + Cultural Safety
The PGME Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity Committee (EDIC) is a sub-committee of the Postgraduate Medical Education Committee (PGEC) that assists the Chair in planning, overseeing, and carrying out initiatives related to the following accreditation standards:
As outlined in the General Standards of Accreditation for Institutions with Residency Programs set by the Canadian Residency Accreditation Consortium (CanRAC):
2.2.1: The postgraduate dean and postgraduate education committee facilitate residency programs in meeting the specific standards for the discipline and in achieving the faculty of medicine’s mission, including its social accountability mandate.
2.2.1.3: The postgraduate dean and postgraduate education committee identify social accountability as a priority and help build capacity within individual residency programs to meet the needs of the population(s) served.
As outlined in the General Standards of Accreditation for Residency Programs by CanRAC:
5.1: The physical, psychological, cultural, and professional safety and wellness of patients and residents are actively promoted.
5.1.2: Residency education occurs in a physically, psychologically, culturally, and professionally safe learning environment.
5.1.2.4: Well-defined, transparent, and effective policies and processes are in place addressing residents’ cultural safety.
5.1.2.6: Policies and processes regarding resident safety consider discipline, program, resident, and culturally specific contexts.
To support programs in meeting these standards, the PGME EDIC has collated a number of resources.
Resident Selection
- PGME Resident Selection Best Practices Guidance Document
- UME EDI Materials:
Asynchronous Online Learning
- UofA’s Foundations of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Module (CCID login required)
- FoMD’s Anti-Racism Tools and Thoughts Module (CCID login required)
- Stanford University School of Medicine’s “”
Workshops & Sessions
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- IPAC Resident Zoom Meeting
- Contact pgmecom@ualberta.ca for more information
Consultative Support
- Dr Tehseen Ladha - PGME Director, Access & Pluralism: tehseen@ualberta.ca