Our Diversity Commitment

IDEA Framework

How we live our IDEA Principles 

Our ongoing journey to INCLUSION, DIVERSITY, EQUITY, & ACCESS 

2022

• COTS Board of Trustees hosted an IDEA Workshop
• COTS IDEA Workgroup met; enhanced the IDEA Framework and redesigned the COTS Diversity Commitment section of our webpage
• The CMAA added Juneteenth to its list of paid holidays
• The CMAA Joint Diversity Committee completed the Harvard Implicit Association self-assessment on Race and hosted a World Café session on race and racism

2021

• COTS 2022-2024 Strategic Plan approved; all CMAA identified IDEA as a goal
• COTS strategic retreat identified IDEA as part of its ongoing journey to organizational excellence
• Joint CMAA IDEA Committee met twice
• Made-4-Medicine Program initiated; COTS supports project through sharing training rooms and equipment and assisting in obtaining guest speakers

2020

• COTS offered its Trauma Advisory Board members training by Dr. Jon Groner titled “Combating Racism in Pediatric Trauma Care”; this training is also listed on our website
• The CMAA developed a Joint IDEA Committee and Charter
• The CMAA hosted a ½ day retreat to collaborate on organization-wide IDEA goals
• The IDEA value statement was transformed into an IDEA Framework and added to our website
• COTS Board of Trustees member IDEA matrix developed and is utilized during board membership replacement

2019

• COTS developed an IDEA Workgroup and an IDEA value statement
• COTS Board of Trustees held an IDEA Workshop
• COTS Board approved the 2020 – 2022 Strategic Plan; all Columbus Medical Association affiliates approved IDEA goals in their strategic plans
• March 2019 Strategic Retreat chose to promote IDEA as part of our operational excellence goal