Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
The BSG is proud to have signed the BMA’s Ending Sexism in Medicine Pledge addressing the cultural and structural factors that cause sexism in order to improve working conditions for medical students and doctors.
SWiG and ED&I unite for a more inclusive BSG
BSG Supporting Women in Gastroenterology (SWiG) and the BSG Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (ED&I) working group are coming together as one group, with the support of BSG Council.
The move builds on SWiG’s work supporting women in gastroenterology while broadening its focus to include minority and underrepresented groups across the profession. With shared ambitions around equality, opportunity and belonging, the new group will strengthen efforts to create a more inclusive and representative BSG.
BSG Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Reports
One of the actions of the BSG EDI strategy is to publish annual data on membership, committees, council, guideline author groups, and event speakers and chairs which is outlined below.
EDI in Gastroenterology
Prof Andrew Veitch, BSG President, interviews Dr Manmeet Matharoo, Consultant Gastroenterologist, on Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion at BSG LIVE'24.
Diverse Speakers Database
The BSG is committed to developing a culture within the society where all individuals have equality of opportunity and inclusion, irrespective of protected characteristic or geographical location. Our specialty is becoming increasingly diverse and we must ensure that our event speaker panels reflect this diversity. Speaker invitations enhance a presenter’s profile by increasing their visibility and networking opportunities, and ensure our diverse specialty has role models to aspire to.
SWiG has developed a database of talent from lesser represented groups including women, minority ethnicities, district general hospitals, new consultants, trainees and allied health professionals. This list is organic and so we encourage speaker suggestions from all BSG members.
This Diverse Speakers database will be available at the BSG offices for judicious distribution on request by BSG members seeking a speaker based on their expertise for their event. Please email [email protected] to access its contents.
Follow this link to easily self-nominate or nominate others as speaker suggestions to be added to the list.
Misha Kabir
BSG SWiG Chair