DEI Taskforce

“Loma Linda University Health has long adopted core values that address these issues of diversity and inclusion — justice, compassion, and self-control, to mention just three. These arise not from the minds of people today, but indeed are values enunciated by Jesus. They need to permeate all that we do and think. They need to be so clear on this campus and to our communities around that we become a refuge for those now suffering.

This will not be a struggle of weeks or months or even years, but of a lifetime. We are wired in ways that make it difficult to overcome ingrained biases or beliefs from our own past. But surely this is a task we must embrace, perhaps the most noble of tasks, and one for which we seek divine help.”

-Richard H. Hart, MD, DrPH, President, Loma Linda University Health

Full message from the President

With the above charge set-forth from our President, the LLUH Diversity Council set forth to reinvigorate work around diversity and inclusion. The Human Resources Management department was tasked with developing a strategic plan. To begin, a group of leaders and staff from across LLUH were called together to discuss and review current state. Out of these conversations emerged 4 core areas to create a strategic plan, 1) review our history to know the past and how our journey lead us to this point in time, 2) establish clear, foundational culture to guide us forward, 3) create appropriate education and training, 4) review, revise, and create appropriate policies and procedures.

We have tentatively outlined a seven year strategic plan to guide our time, knowing that along the way, we may need to adapt to remain relevant.