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Belonging

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center (SKCCC) works across the Cancer Center’s Consortium to build and support an inclusive environment of belonging that engages all members of our community from entry into the biomedical research pathway to academic promotion, retention, and leadership.

Our collaborative work fosters lifelong learning, supports best practices, and forges a path toward better health outcomes for all. 

The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center (SKCCC) of Thomas Jefferson University affirms that a diverse and inclusive environment is fundamental to our mission of improving the lives of cancer patients and their families through compassion, innovation, and breakthrough discoveries.

The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center advances this work through:

Respectful engagement, active partnership, and ongoing advocacy with the constituencies and communities served

Transformational leadership and implementation to support new ideas, voices, and concerns

Primary focus areas:

Education

  • Develop and promote a robust workforce—representative of diverse identities—through education and training
  • Enhance educational programs that promote cultural respect and understanding, and empower community advocacy among SKCCC healthcare professionals and staff

Clinical Care

  • Promote respect for all personal identities including but not limited to race and ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, socioeconomic status, education level, nation of origin, language, culture, religion, abilities, and disabilities
  • Ensure  access to care for those with barriers to care including, but not limited to, language, insurance/financial, literacy, cultural, transportation and any other social determinants of health and illness
  • Improve outcomes for all populations

Research

  • Facilitate recruitment of clinical trial participants that represent the demographics of the catchment area
  • Prioritize research initiatives that benefit public health and diverse communities’ interests

Community Partnership

Partner with the communities served to provide patient-centered, community-focused clinical, educational, and research opportunities across the center’s catchment area 

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