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Titilayo Afolabi1, Hannah M Borowsky2, Daniella M Cordero3
1T. Afolabi is a fourth-year student, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1273-2183 .
Summary
Medical students are driving anti-racist curriculum reform in medical schools. Their activism reshapes education by addressing structural inequities and improving learning environments for future physicians.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Social Justice in Medicine
- Anti-Racism in Healthcare
Background:
- Medical schools are increasingly focusing on racial and social justice.
- Applying an anti-racist lens is crucial for addressing structural inequities in medical education.
- Student-led organizing has been pivotal in advancing anti-racist curricula.
Purpose of the Study:
- To illustrate how student activism has reshaped medical education.
- To highlight examples of student-led anti-racist curriculum efforts at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and UCSF School of Medicine.
- To support faculty and students pursuing anti-racist curricular changes.
Main Methods:
- Examining student activism and its impact on medical curricula at HMS and UCSF.
- Highlighting specific student-led initiatives, including curriculum development and advocacy.
- Analyzing collaborations between students, faculty, and administration.
Main Results:
- HMS students collaborated to address clinical practices perpetuating racism and supplemented curricula to discuss structural racism.
- UCSF students enhanced social medicine courses and developed curricula to equip students to dismantle racism.
- Student advocacy led to initiatives like workshops on navigating microaggressions and advocating for pass/fail grading.
Conclusions:
- Student activism is a powerful force in advancing anti-racist medical education.
- These initiatives demonstrate successful strategies for integrating social justice into medical training.
- Empowering students and faculty is key to fostering equitable learning environments and dismantling systemic racism in medicine.
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