Antiracist Curriculum Implementation for Pediatric Residents

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Racism has been recognized as a public health crisis, with calls for greater focus on antiracism in medical training. We sought to evaluate a longitudinal antiracist curriculum among pediatric residents.

Methods

In 2020−2021, we delivered seven educational sessions to pediatric trainees in a single residency program. We administered pre-/post-surveys to assess changes in awareness of structural racism, knowledge of health inequities, antiracist clinical skills, and individual/institutional advocacy behaviors. Awareness was measured with 27 Likert-type items spanning five conceptual domains (schools, healthcare, justice system, employment, and housing/transportation). We evaluated knowledge with 18 true/false or multiple-choice questions. Participants indicated

SUBMITTER: Szoko N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10134181 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature