Nondiscrimination Policy Update

Boston Medical Center Health System complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), religion, culture, physical or mental disabilities, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity and/or expression. BMCHS provides free aids and services to people with disabilities and free language services to people whose primary language is not English.

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Language

Belonging

Belonging

Noun

How connected one feels to one’s community/ communities; a measure of psychological safety, being seen, included, valued, and empowered as a member of a team. Belonging is both a feeling and a practice - something we can experience and something we can create collectively. Belonging is operationalized when individuals are considered part of the constitutional foundation of an organization or institution. Belonging is achieved when individuals have the ability to critique and hold an institution accountable for advancing equity, diversity, inclusion, and occupational well-being.

Source

Adapted from the Othering and Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley and BUMC Faculty Development + Diversity

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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