Contact Claudia Chi with any questions about UIC’s Department of Physical Therapy’s efforts in diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Resources for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
Discover more about some of the many resources available with a focus on diversity, equity and inclusion.
Resources
Selected resources Related to Race/Ethnicity/Cultural Competence
- New! Black & African Descent Resources – UIC’s one stop shop of resources targeted to meet needs of this population
- Cultural Competence in Physical Therapy – includes resources for teaching cultural competence in PT
- Health Disparities Brought to the Forefront as COVID-19 Spreads: What the PT Profession Can Do – Lecture from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
- Understanding the Muslim Community From a PT-Specific Lens
- Lynda D. Woodruff’s lecture on DEI in PT
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at ACSM: The Yield on Decades of Courage and Commitment – UIC Kinesiology Professor, Eduardo Esteban Bustamante, perspective on his experiences with the American College of Sports Medicine and their growth
- It’s Time to Acknowledge That White Privilege Exists
Resources Related to LGBTQ+
- LGBTQ+ Resources for Clinicians and Students – Includes competency handbook for clinicians
- PT Proud: LGBT Physical Therapy – Committee dedicated to improving healthcare for the LGBTQ+ population
Resources on Professional Organizations
Resources from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) and other Sources on increasing Diversity in our Profession
- APTA Strategic Plan – This link is the plan the APTA has to increase DEI in our profession. It can help future clinicians (i.e DPT students) who may be interested in more policy level/state/national efforts to stay updated.
- Purposeful Recruitment Strategies to Increase Diversity in Physical Therapist Education – Research Articles
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Physical Therapy – Highlighting efforts by other practitioners and students on how to increase DEI in our profession
- Giving Voice to the Lived Experiences of Black Students in Physical Therapist Education
- Faculty and programmatic influences on the percentage of graduates of color from professional physical therapy programs in the United States
UIC Resources
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