Ms. Bradley was appointed as Keck Medicine of USC’s first chief health equity, diversity and inclusion officer in September 2022. She leads comprehensive DEI efforts, collaborating with USC leadership to provide culturally intelligent care and foster an inclusive workforce. Ms. Bradley introduced four DEI pillars to ensure all patients receive optimal care: health equity, employees, supplier diversity and community. She revamped the diversity and inclusion executive steering committee, enhanced new hire orientation and bolstered employee resource groups, resulting in a 24.6% ERG membership increase. Ms. Bradley also launched a quarterly DEI newsletter and initiated the USC PA Pathways Program to introduce students from underserved areas to healthcare careers. Her long-term plans include building a DEI office and offering systemwide training on unconscious bias, inclusive language and cultural intelligence. Thanks to her tireless work, Ms. Bradley was named an Outstanding Diversity Champion in 2021 and Outstanding Head of Diversity in 2022 by the Houston Business Journal.
