BMC’s Yawkey building doors are now closed as an entrance as part of our ongoing efforts to enhance our campus and provide you with the best clinical care.

All patients and visitors on our main campus must enter our hospital via Shapiro, Menino, or Moakley buildings, where they will be greeted by team members at a new centralized check-in desk before continuing to the hospital. We are excited to welcome you and appreciate your patience as we improve our facilities.

Anti-Racism

Anti-Racism

Noun

The active and conscious effort to work against the multi-dimensional aspects of racism; undoing racism requires consistently identifying it, describing it and then dismantling it. Note: ‘anti-racist’ does not mean ‘non-racist.’ According to The National Museum of African American History and Culture, “No one is born racist or antiracist; these result from the choices we make. Being antiracist results from a conscious decision to make frequent, consistent, equitable choices daily. These choices require ongoing self-awareness and self-reflection as we move through life. In the absence of making antiracist choices, we (un)consciously uphold aspects of white supremacy, White-dominant culture, and unequal institutions and society. Being racist or antiracist is not about who you are; it is about what you do.”

Source

Adapted from Dr. Ibram X. Kendi and Dr. Robert J. Patterson

The Glossary for Culture Transformation is a living document to be revised on an annual basis.

Suggested Citation: Office of Equity, Vitality, and Inclusion, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, and Boston University Medical Group. Glossary for Culture Transformation. 2021.

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