Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University Joins ‘Time’s Up Healthcare’
Thursday, May 23, 2019
(Philadelphia, PA)(gloucestercitynews.net) – The Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University has joined Time’s Up Healthcare, an initiative of the Time’s Up Foundation, as a signatory member. Signatory organizations pledge to raise awareness about sexual harassment, discrimination and gender-based inequity, and make a sustained commitment to ending these injustices in the healthcare workplace.
Time’s Up Healthcare grew out of Time’s Up, which emerged in Hollywood in early 2018. Fifty leaders and advocates in the healthcare field founded the Time’s Up Healthcare affiliate to insist on safe, fair and dignified work environments for women in healthcare.
“By signing on, we are sending a strong statement to female faculty, staff and students that we support them and are committed to their unbiased growth and academic development,” said Heather Clauss, MD, Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs and Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University. “We are making intentional efforts to combat workplace sexual and gender harassment, and to achieve gender equity at our institution.”
“We are fortunate to have so many incredible female colleagues and leaders at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, and we vow to ensure a safe, equitable and inclusive institution,” said Larry R. Kaiser, MD, FACS, The Lewis Katz Dean at the School of Medicine, Senior Executive Vice President for Health Affairs at Temple University and President and CEO of Temple University Health System. “By joining Time’s Up Healthcare as a signatory member, we are demonstrating our unwavering commitment to these fundamental values and our dedication to doing whatever work is necessary to be advocates at the forefront of this important conversation.”
Temple has always been committed to ensuring that our workplace and educational environments, as well as our programs and activities are free of discrimination and harassment. This helps emphasize the dignity and worth of every member of the Temple community. Harassment and discrimination in any form or context are contrary to this commitment and are not tolerated.
About Temple Health
Temple University Health System (TUHS) is a $2.1 billion academic health system dedicated to providing access to quality patient care and supporting excellence in medical education and research. The Health System consists of Temple University Hospital (TUH), ranked among the “Best Hospitals” in the region by U.S. News & World Report; TUH-Episcopal Campus; TUH-Northeastern Campus; Fox Chase Cancer Center, an NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center; Jeanes Hospital, a community-based hospital offering medical, surgical and emergency services; Temple Transport Team, a ground and air-ambulance company; and Temple Physicians, Inc., a network of community-based specialty and primary-care physician practices. TUHS is affiliated with the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, and Temple University Physicians, which is Temple Health’s physician practice plan comprised of more than 500 full-time and part-time academic physicians in 20 clinical departments.
The Lewis Katz School of Medicine (LKSOM), established in 1901, is one of the nation’s leading medical schools. Each year, the School of Medicine educates more than 800 medical students and approximately 240 graduate students. Based on its level of funding from the National Institutes of Health, the Katz School of Medicine is the second-highest ranked medical school in Philadelphia and the third-highest in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. According to U.S. News & World Report,LKSOM is among the top 10 most applied-to medical schools in the nation.
Temple Health refers to the health, education and research activities carried out by the affiliates of Temple University Health System (TUHS) and by the Katz School of Medicine. TUHS neither provides nor controls the provision of health care. All health care is provided by its member organizations or independent health care providersaffiliated with TUHS member organizations. Each TUHS member organization is owned and operated pursuant to its governing documents.