Vision
Our vision is to have an organizational environment that embodies a culture of inclusion within the department where all members receive equitable treatment, feel valued, and are supported in the pursuit of excellence in their endeavors, while maintaining respect for work-life balance.
Mission
Our mission is to support our students, staff, and faculty by identifying and addressing barriers to diversity, equity, and inclusion in education, research, administration, service, and beyond. It is our duty to listen, engage in dialog, advise, build relationships, and foster any needed changes, while modeling inclusive behavior in all circumstances.
Reach Out
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News and Announcements
DBMI Team Publishes on Virtual Diversity Curriculum
A team of researchers from the Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI) has published its work developing and testing a diversity, equity and inclusion curriculum for use in higher education. The paper, “Experiences with Developing and Implementing a Courageous Conversations Pilot Classroom Through Synchronous Meetings via Zoom,” appears in the Journal of Clinical and Translational Science. […]
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Dr. Cari Bogulski Outlines Tips for Improving Accessibility in Presentations
Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI) Assistant Professor Cari Anne Bogulski, Ph.D., outlined tips for making presentations more accessible for people with disabilities as part of a UAMS panel discussion recognizing National Disability Employment Awareness Month. UAMS hosted the panel, “Disability through the Lens of Accessibility,” online on Oct. 20. Additional panelists included Jeffery DeSantis of […]
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Dr. Greer Publishes on ML, AI & Bias in Algorithms
Dr. Melody Greer, an assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI), has published several articles in recent months, including topics in machine learning (ML), artificial intelligence (AI) and potential bias in algorithms. “Repeatable enhancement of healthcare data with social determinants of health” was published in Frontiers in Big Data in August 2022 by […]
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DBMI Professor Reaches Students from Across Arkansas Free Genomics Workshop
Raymond Otoo was just starting the second day of a free three-day genomics workshop at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), but he was already seeing its value. “This workshop is great for adding knowledge to my existing repertoire of bioinformatics,” he said during a break as attendees from schools across the state […]
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