Racism in Medicine 101: A Simple and Engaging Approach to Challenging Topics in Resident Medical Education.

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• Health Equity
• Social Determinants of Health

Background:

• Combating racism in healthcare requires effective education on its manifestations.
• Implementing racism training is challenging due to complexity and resource needs.
• Existing educational models often lack accessibility and require specialized facilitators.

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate a novel racism in medicine workshop designed for ease of delivery and community engagement.
• To assess the workshop's impact on participant confidence in understanding racism in medicine.
• To determine the workshop's applicability across multiple medical specialties.

Main Methods:

• A single-site survey study conducted at an academic medical center from June to December 2023.
• 83 participants from six departments completed pre- and post-session surveys.
• A novel workshop utilized existing materials and facilitators with limited expertise, focusing on adult learning theories.

Main Results:

• Significant improvements in participant confidence across all learning domains were observed.
• Notable increases in identifying racial inequity mitigation examples (39.7% to 90.5%) and understanding race-conscious medicine (39.7% to 90.5%).
• High participant satisfaction (65.8% strongly agreed) and perceived relevance to training (75.3%).

Conclusions:

• The Racism in Medicine 101 workshop is effective, well-received, and enhances understanding through community-centered discussion.
• The model's success suggests a viable solution for educating trainees and faculty, overcoming challenges of resource-intensive training.
• The adaptable model, using existing materials and less experienced facilitators, can be applied to other sensitive health topics.