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SIDP Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

The Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists is committed to creating and sustaining an inclusive and welcoming society and improving the representation of minoritized individuals in our membership, leadership, and profession. The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee is charged with facilitating capacity to uplift the voices of minoritized members and to recommend actions that will better ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across the Society by embedding its members on every other society working group.

View SIDP's DEIB Statement

DEIB Statement

Committee Members

                                              

                            

                             Chair         Vice-Chair         Past Chair

         Patrick Clay, Pharm.D.              Krutika Mediwala Hornback                Lee Nguyen,

  Pharm.D., BCPS, BCIDP           Pharm.D., APh, BCPS, BCIDP

  

MEMBERS DEI COMMITTEE LIASON
      Krista BachertMembership (Membership & Org Growth)
Melissa BadowskiGuidelines (Research & Pubs)
Rodrigo BurgisResearch (Research & Pubs)
Patrick ClayBoard
Tony DuongInter-Organizational and Engagement (Governance and Society Operations)
Busola FowoweWebsite (Comms & Outreach)
Nisrine HaddadStewardship Committee (Education & Stewardship)

Krutika Mediwala Hornback

Nominations and ByLaws
Becky JayakumarPublications (Research & Pubs)
Dorothy McCoyEducation (Education & Stewardship)
Erin McCrearyExempt
Jacqueline MeredithRecognitions (Org Innovations and Recognitions)
Alainee MillerPublic Outreach (Comms & Outreach)
Lee NguyenPolicy and Governmental Affairs (Advocacy)
Andrew RubioFundraising and Industry Relations (Membership and Organizational Growth)
Diandra RuideraBCIDP (Education & Stewardship)
Rajeev ShahSocial Media (Comms & Outreach)
Aijan UrmatBreakpoints
Veena VenugopalanIDWeek/Programs (Org Innovations and Recognitions)
Ramara WalkerStrategic Planning (Governance and Society Operations)

What we are working on

  • Diversity training for all of SIDP leadership
  • Increasing diversity within SIDP by 10%
  • Increasing diversity within SIDP leadership by 10%
  • Serving as liaisons for all of SIDP committees 
  • Continuing ELEVATE-ID grant 
  • Establishing DEI Mentorship programming directed towards diversifying SIDP membership and committees

Expanding Leadership, Evidence, and Value Across Treatment Environments in Infectious Diseases (ELEVATE-ID) Grant

Purpose

SIDP is soliciting Expanding Leadership, Evidence, and Value Across Treatment Environments in Infectious Diseases (ELEVATE-ID) research proposals from SIDP members who qualify as investigators with a focus on projects that promote expanded leadership, evidence and value across training environments to practices involving infectious diseases. The primary purpose of this research grant is to support and build careers of the under-represented researcher community (and/or) to improve care for underrepresented communities. Applications in clinical and bench research that impact underrepresented communities may be considered.

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Funding

Financial support is limited to $20,000 for a one (1) year non-renewable grant.

Applicant Criteria

At the time of application submission, the Principal Investigator (PI) must meet all eligibility requirements to be a Full or Associate Member of SIDP (https://sidp.org/Become-a-Member). If not a current SIDP member, membership will be awarded as part of receipt of this grant. The PI or co-principal investigator (co-PI) must self-identify as being a member of an underrepresented community in infectious disease research. Applicants with a terminal degree (e.g., PharmD, PhD, MD, DO, etc.) who are recognized as a PI at their institution are eligible to apply. Applicants who are enrolled in a PGY1/PGY2/fellowship during the grant period are ineligible. Grant funds may not be used to fulfill any graduate degree requirements. Finally, applicants are ineligible to serve as PI for this grant if they have received an SIDP Research Grant as PI in the past two years or serve on the SIDP Board of Directors. Questions regarding applicant eligibility should be addressed in writing to the Chair of the Research Committee prior to submission.

If a Research Committee member chooses to apply (as PI, co-investigator, mentor, or consultant), the Committee member will be recused from participating in the review or handling of this grant. It is the responsibility of the Committee member to notify the Research Committee Chair of their intent to participate in an application. Liaisons to the Research Committee will also ensure that all reviewed applications meet eligibility criteria.

Submission and Review of Proposals

Proposals should follow the guidelines described in the RFPs and be submitted via email to ALL: sidp@affinity-strategies.com, Chair of the Research Committee N. Jim Rhodes (nrhode@midwestern.edu), and Vice Chair of the Research Committee Jeffrey Rybak (jeffrey.rybak@stjude.org). Applications submitted after the application deadline will not be considered.

Proposals must be submitted by email no later than 11:59 PM EST on July 31, 2025.

2024 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Research Grant Winners


Alice N. Hemenway, PharmD, MPH, BCIDP, BCPS

University of Illinois Chicago

 Project: Impact of Pharmacoequity Factors on Outcomes of Extended-spectrum Beta-lactamase Infection




Zahra Kassamali Escobar, PharmD, BCIDP

 University of Washington 

Project: Implementation of Antimicrobial Stewardship in Rural Hospitals

 


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