Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

The Department of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth Campus is an established partner in promoting diversity, equity and inclusion within our academic and campus communities. As a group, we are committed to respectful relationships, ethical research and service partnerships with all, including our Indigenous and rural Minnesota neighbors. We strive to maintain a culture of inclusivity for all students, faculty, staff and community partners as we conduct research, teach courses and collaborate across disciplines to support the mission of the University of Minnesota Medical School. As a department, we are committed to expanding our knowledge and understanding of how social and economic disparities affect the delivery of medicine and the conduct of biomedical research. We recognize we have opportunities for growth with every new day and are working on strategies to learn and grow from each new experience. We are committed to confronting our biases and promoting inclusive excellence and belonging.

We, the University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth Campus, acknowledge that the University of Minnesota Duluth is located on the traditional, ancestral, and contemporary lands of the Ojibwe people, before them the Dakota and Northern Cheyenne people, and other Native peoples from time immemorial. Ceded by the Ojibwe/ Anishinaabeg/ Chippewa nation in an 1854 treaty, this land holds great historical, spiritual, and personal significance to this day. As part of a land-grant institution, it is our responsibility to affirm tribal sovereignty, acknowledge the colonialist history of our region, and hold the University of Minnesota Medical School accountable to American Indian peoples and nations, as our mission supports.