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o All single unit bathroom units on campus have been formally designated as gender neutral bathrooms o The Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) has continued to sponsor several events to celebrate the diverse communities on campus o There are an increasing number of student affinity groups on campus that coordinate events that celebrate cultural communities on campus o The 2021 SUNY Optometry campus climate survey showed that significantly more faculty and staff thought they could “develop their career within the organization” than in the previous climate survey in 2016 o The survey also revealed that significantly more people would “encourage some one else to work at the College” than the previous climate survey in 2016 • Weaknesses o The 2021 SUNY Optometry campus climate survey revealed that significantly more student respondents reported that they both experienced and observed more exclusionary behavior than student respondents to same climate survey in 2016 o The climate survey revealed that significantly more faculty and staff reported that they experienced more exclusionary behavior than respondents to the same climate survey in 2016 The UEC has one of the largest eye care clinics in the nation with a patient base that showcases diversity in its myriad forms o The clinical externship program can provide exposure to the NYC Health and Hospitals system; the largest urban public health system in the US o Efforts to foster a more inclusive patient experience have expanded: ▪ Patient intake forms now include the ability to specify pronouns ▪ Initiation of a pronoun awareness campaign with posters and digital displays o The UEC Outreach Coordinator has fostered relationships with community groups that can be leveraged to raise awareness and provide services to high need areas • Weaknesses o The UEC has incomplete patient self-reported demographic data (i.e. information on race, ethnicity, gender, etc) o The UEC could have patient information in more languages than currently offered o There are UEC staff, faculty and students who report that they are not aware of patient care anti-discrimination policies and protocol on how to manage these situations when they occur

Clinical Experience and Patient Care • Strengths o

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