Say My Name: Understanding the Power of Names, Correct Pronunciation, and Personal Narratives.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Names are a reflection of identity and often have personal meaning. The chronic mispronunciation of names can undermine one's identity and be experienced as a microaggression. This workshop aims to provide historical context for names as well as resources for correct name pronunciation.

Methods

We developed a 60-minute interactive virtual workshop with didactics, small-group sharing of personal experiences, and case discussions. We used an anonymous postworkshop survey to evaluate workshop effectiveness.

Results

We presented the workshop at one local academic conference and two local educational conferences to learners of all levels from medical students to faculty. We collected postworkshop survey results from 78 participants of diverse racial and ethnic

SUBMITTER: Dali S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9705275 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature