biostudies-literatureUnknown20Williams JC<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.MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources11395https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11219086biostudies-literatureCore Competencies of an Anti-racist Physician: Elective Course for Undergraduate Medical Students.PMC11219086Williams JCCrisp ZCrow BQayyum ZAysola JCheng SMAlexandar-Bloch AGalvin KfalseCore Competencies of an Anti-racist Physician: Elective Course for Undergraduate Medical Students.<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.2024-01-01T00:00:00Z20242025-04-04T12:53:59.094Z2025-04-04T12:53:59.094ZS-EPMC112190863895753610.15766/mep_2374-8265.11395