"I Didn't Know What to Say": Responding to Racism, Discrimination, and Microaggressions With the OWTFD Approach.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Academic medicine has long faced the challenge of addressing health inequities, reflecting on how these contribute to structural racism, and perpetuating negative social determinants of health. Most recently, we have constructed opportunities for dialogues about racism, discrimination, and microaggressions (RDM). As such, we created a professional development program that encouraged participants to (1) openly discuss RDM and the impact they have in academia, (2) learn about tools to address and respond to RDM, and (3) move towards the creation of inclusive environments. The target audience included institutional leaders, faculty, trainees, professional staff, and health care teams.

Methods

We sought to meet workshop goals by integrating anti-racist dramaturgical

SUBMITTER: Sotto-Santiago S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7394349 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature