It Can Be Done! A Skills-Based Elective in Implicit Bias Recognition and Management for Preclinical Medical Students.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Students perceive bias in learning environments. Curricula targeting implicit bias recognition and management increase student awareness and achieve strategy identification, but fall short of actual skill development to address bias. In light of this gap, the authors developed and evaluated a skills-based elective to recognize and manage implicit bias in the learning environment.

Method

Nine 1.5-hour sessions were delivered to 15 first-year medical students from 2017 to 2019. An evidence-based conceptual framework and transformative learning theory informed the instructional design; it incorporated active learning exercises. Skills assessment occurred through direct observation of student performances in role-play exercises. Using thematic analysis, the authors condu

SUBMITTER: Gonzalez CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7686093 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature