Teaching the Teachers: Development and Evaluation of a Racial Health Equity Curriculum for Faculty.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Faculty are increasingly expected to teach about the impact of racism on health and to model the principles of health equity. However, they often feel ill-equipped to do so, and there is limited literature on faculty development on these topics. We developed a curriculum for faculty education on racism and actions to advance racial health equity.

Methods

The curriculum design was based on a literature review and needs assessments. Implementation consisted of four live virtual 1-hour sessions incorporating interactive didactics, cases, reflection, goal setting, and discussion offered to a multidisciplinary group of pediatric faculty at a children's hospital. Topics included the history of racism, racism in health care, interacting with trainees and colleagues, an

SUBMITTER: Falusi O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10043344 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature