The Impact of Racism on Health: A Health Equity Training on Structural Racism for Military Residents and Fellows.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Recognizing the need for more opportunities to learn about health equity within military graduate medical education (GME), we developed a resident-led curriculum to introduce these concepts from a military cultural competency lens. The Impact of Racism on Health module focuses on structural racism and health disparities.

Methods

This 60-minute module was presented to ear, nose, and throat (ENT) and pediatrics residents and fellows. It includes a case presentation of an adolescent with an asthma exacerbation, a large-group discussion about social determinants of health and structural racism, and a small-group discussion/debrief conceptualizing the case.

Results

Thirty pediatrics residents and 15 ENT residents participated in this activity with a 46% and 60

SUBMITTER: Wright V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11390879 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature