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Educational intervention against biological racism.

Ellelan Degife¹, Chinye Ijeli¹, Muzzammil Imran Muhammad¹

¹Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

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|July 30, 2021

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This study evaluated an educational intervention to combat the myth of biological race in medicine. The intervention effectively equipped medical students with tools to address racial disparities, particularly in clinical settings.

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Area of Science:

Medical Education
Sociology of Science
Health Disparities

Background:

The concept of biological race is a fallacy that wrongly attributes racial health disparities to inherent biological differences.
This misconception significantly influences medical practice and contributes to health inequities.
Educational interventions addressing this myth are notably absent from standard medical curricula.

Purpose of the Study:

To describe and evaluate an educational intervention designed to teach against the fallacy of biological race.
To assess student and facilitator perceptions of the intervention's effectiveness and satisfaction.
To determine the intervention's impact on preparing medical students to address the misuse of race in medicine.

Main Methods:

An educational intervention was developed, incorporating discussions of Dorothy Roberts' book "Fatal Invention," case studies, and a Q&A session.
Online feedback surveys were administered to students and facilitators to gather perceptions on session satisfaction and objective achievement.
Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, and qualitative data underwent thematic analysis.

Main Results:

High satisfaction rates were reported by both students (59.8% response rate) and facilitators (75% response rate).
Students reported increased preparedness to address the misuse of race in clinical contexts (90.16%) compared to pre-clinical contexts (77.05%).
A notable percentage of students (31.15%) felt facilitators were unprepared to address microaggressions.

Conclusions:

The educational intervention proved effective in teaching against biological racism and equipping students with strategies to counter its misuse in medicine.
The intervention particularly enhanced students' confidence in addressing racial misuse in clinical settings.
Future interventions should focus on improving preparedness for pre-clinical contexts and addressing racial misuse among superiors.