DOI: 10.5061/dryad.3r2280grt
title: The journey to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)

description: The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Task Force on
 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) was established to address systemic
 racism and health disparities within biomedical and health informatics,
 aligning with AMIA’s mission to transform healthcare through trusted
 science, education, and informatics practice. AMIA member voices,
 responding to police brutality and COVID-19's impact on Black and/or
 African American communities, spurred the creation of AMIA’s DEI
 initiatives. The Task Force proposed actionable recommendations to the
 AMIA Board of Directors across five domains: translational bioinformatics,
 clinical research, consumer, clinical, and public health informatics. In
 the first 9 months, the Task Force (1) created a logic model to support
 workforce diversity and raise AMIA's DEI awareness, (2) conducted an
 environmental scan of other associations’ DEI activities, (3) developed a
 DEI framework for AMIA meetings, (4) gathered member feedback, (5)
 cultivated DEI educational resources, (6) created an informational session
 on Board nominations and diversity, (7) reviewed the Board’s Strategic
 Planning documentation to align DEI efforts, (8) led a program to increase
 attendee diversity at the 2020 AMIA Virtual Annual Symposium, and (9)
 standardized data collection of socially-assigned race and ethnicity data.
 The Task Force’s collaborative and comprehensive approach helped AMIA
 understand its member diversity within the context of systemic racism and
 health equity. This work supported marginalized groups, broadened the
 research agenda, and positioned AMIA as a DEI leader in informatics.
 Transforming informatics and AMIA to represent the diversity of those AMIA
 serves is a journey; AMIA’s journey is still unfolding.
description: # The journey to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive American
 Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)
 [https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.3r2280grt](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.3r2280grt) ## Description of the data and file structure This dataset is part of the final report of the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Task Force, which was established to recommend actionable steps for promoting racial diversity, equity, and inclusion within AMIA and the field of biomedical informatics. The Task Force was established in June 2020 by the AMIA Board of Directors to provide recommendations and actionable steps to advance racial diversity, equity, and inclusion within AMIA and the broader biomedical informatics community. These appendices contain detailed information, analyses, and findings supporting the Task Force’s recommendations, which are aimed at fostering a more inclusive and equitable professional environment. ## **Data files include** 1. **Environmental Scan Data:** This file contains six tabs summarizing various aspects of DEI actions within AMIA. * DEI action: A summary of DEI policies or activities. * Most common action: A summary of the most frequent DEI policies and activities. * Figure 1: Data supporting Figure 1 outlines DEI policies. * Figure 2: Data supporting Figure 2 outlines DEI activities. * Table 3: Abbreviation table for all organizations referenced in the podium abstract. * All orgs: A list of the 30 organizations included in the environmental scan. 2. **Sustainable_AMIA_Recommendations_Table2:** This file shows the sequential steps taken by the Sustainability Subcommittee. The table connects the steps such as reviewing the AMIA Strategic Visioning Final Report, compiling and mapping recommendations, prioritizing recommendations through an online survey, and the final presentation to the AMIA Board of Directors. ## **Appendices** The following nine appendices are included in the dataset: * **Appendix 1**: DEI Task Force Charge. * **Appendix 2**: AMIA Response to the NIH RFI to Strengthen Racial Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Biomedical Research. * **Appendix 3**: Building a Diverse AMIA Logic Model. * **Appendix 4**: Environmental Scan Findings. * **Appendix 5**: AMIA Meeting Content. * **Appendix 6**: Listening Session Documents. * **Appendix 7**: DEI Resources. * **Appendix 8**: Building a Sustainable DEI Recommendations Report. * **Appendix 9**: AMIA Membership Demographics. ## Supplemental material Additional supplemental material includes an article discussing the repercussions following the University of North Carolina's decision to scrap DEI policies. This article provides contextual information about the broader impact of DEI policies and their relevance to AMIA's work.