Diversity

Diversity, to me, means to be open and bring in people from different back rounds. This will benefit myself by opening my eyes, as well as my peers, and to see things with a different perspective. This will help make life and my career less mundane. Having people with different back rounds will have different ideas and different ethics on areas of work. They all might not be great ideas, but they can be constructive and build up other ideas. 

1. Mayo Clinic staff value and promote diversity. Diversity refers to all the characteristics that distinguish individuals or groups from one another. It includes distinctions based on race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, veteran's status, or status with regard to public assistance.

The goal of Mayo Clinic staff is to create a caring service environment where individual differences are valued, allowing individuals to achieve and contribute to their fullest potential. Benefits of embracing this goal include:

• Diversity of viewpoints and perspectives in concepts, initiatives and decision making
• Greater innovations and creativity
• A broad pool of qualified employees, enabling recruitment and retention of the best talent

An environment that nurtures and supports the fullest contributions of each individual is essential to success in patient care, education and research. Creating and sustaining this climate are the responsibilities of each individual who provides care, directly or indirectly, or learns at Mayo Clinic.

2. At Hennepin County Medical Center, we believe that diversity is more than race, ethnicity and gender, and is inclusive of age, sexual orientation, education, socioeconomics, physical ability, religion, and all the ways in which we are the same and different.

Why Inclusion?

While diversity focuses on the ways in which we are the same and different, and raising awareness and acknowledging our similarities and differences are important, the work of inclusion is a focus on providing a sense of belonging to all individuals so that they are welcomed, respected, encouraged and valued as an employee, volunteer, and patient.

3. UnitedHealth Group: We embrace and encourage a culture of diversity and inclusion. We know that valuing diversity makes good business sense and helps to ensure our future success.

4. At Fairview, diversity is more than a buzzword. It cuts to the essence of how we provide care and how employees feel about working here. As a word, diversity describes the differences and similarities that affect how we work and live together. Examples include race, ethnicity, nationality, primary language and accent, age, gender, gender identity, physical capability, sexual orientation, size, spiritual beliefs and tenure.

The diversity of our communities is reflected among those who work at Fairview and those for whom we care. By understanding, respecting and using our differences to improve the lives of those we touch, we inspire employee pride. 

Fairview's policies and practices promote equal opportunity employment. We know that people choose Fairview as an employer and as a health care provider based on how well we understand and respect our differences. Having a diverse balance in our workforce improves our culturally competent care and helps create a welcoming environment for all patients and employees.

A lot of the Diversity Statements do like to address that by valuing diversity, the company as well as the employees and customers, will prosper and benefit.  They fit very well with my view on diversity. I know that diversity can bring change to a group of people and that, with proper guidance, can be a positive outcome.