{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["20"],"submitter":["Williams JC"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Introduction</h4>Medical schools seeking to correct and reform curricula towards anti-racist perspectives need to address anti-Black forms of racism specifically and teach students critical upstander skills to interrupt manifestations of racism. We developed a course to teach preclinical medical students basic anti-racism competencies including recognition and awareness of anti-Black racism in medicine and upstander skills to advocate for patients and colleagues.<h4>Methods</h4>In 2021 and 2022, we designed, implemented, and evaluated an elective course for second-year medical students (<i>N</i> = 149) to introduce competencies of anti-racism focusing on upstander skills for addressing anti-Blackness. We designed three patient cases and one student-centered case to illustrate manifestations of anti-Black racism in medicine and used these cases to stimulate small-group discussions and guide students toward recognizing and understanding ways of responding to racism. We designed pre- and postassessments to evaluate the effectiveness of the course and utilized anonymous feedback surveys.<h4>Results</h4>Participants showed significant improvement in pre- to postassessment scores in both years of the course. The anonymous feedback survey showed that 97% of students rated the course at least somewhat effective, and the qualitative responses revealed five core themes: course timing, case complexity, learner differentiation, direct instruction, and access to resources.<h4>Discussion</h4>This course reinforces upstander competencies necessary for advancing anti-racism in medicine. It addresses a gap in medical education by reckoning with the entrenched nature of anti-Black racism in the culture of medicine and seeks to empower undergraduate medical students to advocate for Black-identifying patients and colleagues."],"journal":["MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources"],"pagination":["11395"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11219086"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Core Competencies of an Anti-racist Physician: Elective Course for Undergraduate Medical Students."],"pmcid":["PMC11219086"],"pubmed_authors":["Williams JC","Crisp Z","Crow B","Qayyum Z","Aysola J","Cheng SM","Alexandar-Bloch A","Galvin K"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Core Competencies of an Anti-racist Physician: Elective Course for Undergraduate Medical Students.","description":"<h4>Introduction</h4>Medical schools seeking to correct and reform curricula towards anti-racist perspectives need to address anti-Black forms of racism specifically and teach students critical upstander skills to interrupt manifestations of racism. We developed a course to teach preclinical medical students basic anti-racism competencies including recognition and awareness of anti-Black racism in medicine and upstander skills to advocate for patients and colleagues.<h4>Methods</h4>In 2021 and 2022, we designed, implemented, and evaluated an elective course for second-year medical students (<i>N</i> = 149) to introduce competencies of anti-racism focusing on upstander skills for addressing anti-Blackness. We designed three patient cases and one student-centered case to illustrate manifestations of anti-Black racism in medicine and used these cases to stimulate small-group discussions and guide students toward recognizing and understanding ways of responding to racism. We designed pre- and postassessments to evaluate the effectiveness of the course and utilized anonymous feedback surveys.<h4>Results</h4>Participants showed significant improvement in pre- to postassessment scores in both years of the course. The anonymous feedback survey showed that 97% of students rated the course at least somewhat effective, and the qualitative responses revealed five core themes: course timing, case complexity, learner differentiation, direct instruction, and access to resources.<h4>Discussion</h4>This course reinforces upstander competencies necessary for advancing anti-racism in medicine. It addresses a gap in medical education by reckoning with the entrenched nature of anti-Black racism in the culture of medicine and seeks to empower undergraduate medical students to advocate for Black-identifying patients and colleagues.","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024","modification":"2025-04-04T12:53:59.094Z","creation":"2025-04-04T12:53:59.094Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11219086","cross_references":{"pubmed":["38957536"],"doi":["10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11395"]}}