Nephrology Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee Our Mission & Vision We promote diversity, equity and inclusiveness to better kidney care, education and research among our division and the nephrology community. We support an inclusive professional community where everyone’s voice and ideas are valued and respected. One of our goals is to address systemic barriers to health equity among our patients with chronic kidney disease by engagement in community outreach. Current Projects Cultural awareness activities among our division Promotion and coordination of team building activities among our division Biannual Nephrology Grand Rounds on health equity related topics Implementation of the 2021 race-free CKD-epi eGFR equation at our institution Hypertension screening program for the West African community in the Bronx
