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Equity, diversity, inclusion, and anti-oppression focused faculty development: Tensions in programming in health
Qian Wu1,2,3, Abigail Fisher4, Betty Onyura5,6,7
1Centre for Faculty Development, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto at Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Purpose:
As equity, diversity, inclusion, and anti-oppression education gains prominence in health professions education (HPE), faculty development programs are increasingly tasked with addressing systemic inequities and fostering transformative change. Little is known about the principles that guide the development of anti-oppressive faculty development programs, the decisions involved in their creation, or the challenges they face during implementation and sustainability.
Materials And Methods:
This study examines five anti-oppression focused faculty development programs in North America to explore how they navigated tensions between institutional priorities, cultural change, and pedagogical practices. Using an interpretive multi-case study methodology, we analyzed program structures, participant experiences, and contextual factors to uncover common goals of these programs and tensions that they commonly experienced. We conducted the study from 2022 to 2024.
Results:
Programs shared three overarching goals: shifting culture through faculty development, challenging oppressive structures, and encouraging open dialogue. However, each goal revealed distinct tensions. Shifting culture required balancing discomfort as a growth mechanism with the need for psychological safety and engaging resistant participants while retaining those already invested. Challenging oppressive structures exposed conflicts between institutional priorities and programmatic integrity, reliance on marginalized facilitators, and the constraints of operating within oppressive systems. Encouraging open dialogue involved addressing hierarchical norms, ensuring psychological safety, and sustaining relational learning within time and resource limitations.
Conclusions:
Our findings illuminate the complexities of operationalizing anti-oppressive principles in HPE. We argue that programs must ground their work in shared values, anticipate institutional pressures, and navigate competing demands with intentionality. These insights offer actionable strategies for educators and program developers seeking to foster meaningful, sustainable change in anti-oppressive faculty development.
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