Developing an Anti-Racism Tool Kit for Medical Education: A Pre-Clerkship Curriculum Audit.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Racialized health inequities are poorly addressed in medical education, often presenting race without social context and perpetuating racialized biases. Reframing the understanding of race as a social construct and incorporating anti-racism education into medical curricula are essential to mitigate health inequities. Our study describes an anti-racism curriculum audit conducted for the University of Ottawa Undergraduate Medical Education pre-clerkship program. This audit informed the development of an anti-racism toolkit designed to serve as a systematic guide for medical schools undertaking curriculum reforms.

Methods

A comprehensive anti-racism curriculum audit was conducted on pre-clerkship curriculum content from May 2020 to August 2021. Content flagged for co

SUBMITTER: Burhunduli P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12559637 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature