Foundations of Understanding Equity, Inclusion, and Bias in Academic Medicine
  • Type Learning
  • Time Months

Foundations of Understanding Equity, Inclusion, and Bias in Academic Medicine

Issued by Upstate Medical University

Participants will explore foundational concepts related to equity, diversity, and inclusion. Learn about identity, privilege, bias, and allyship as foundational pillars to understanding how to achieve DEI at Upstate. Explain how their identities carry more or less social capital or power. Describe aspects of dominant culture that advantage some and disadvantage others. Use allyship and bystander intervention strategies that reduce harm to create more respectful and inclusive environments.

  • Type Learning
  • Time Months

Skills

Earning Criteria

  • UNCONSCIOUS BIAS IN THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS: Describe what unconscious bias is and where it comes from. Reflect on how it plays out in our lives and affects decision-making, especially in health care settings. Practice how to mitigate the effects of unconscious bias.
  • CONFRONTING DOMINANT CULTURE TO CREATE INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENTS AND BELONGING: Reflect on one’s own identity, power, and privilege. Explore how biases can manifest as microaggressions and create a hostile work environment. Discover elements of dominant culture to practice effective allyship. Explore allyship strategies to create supportive and inclusive environments.
  • ALLYSHIP, BYSTANDER INTERVENTION, AND RESPONDING TO MICROAGGRESSIONS: Describe authentic allyship traits and practices through ally frameworks. Explore responding to microaggressions as an ally. Discover bystander intervention strategies to reduce harm.
  • UNDERSTANDING GENDER BIAS TODAY AND SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS IT: Learn about the current state of women’s representation and experiences in academic medicine. Explore and debunk myths about women in the workplace. Explore strategies to shift culture in academic medicine toward respectful environments.
  • Narrative reflections based on one to two prompts will be submitted after each session and reviewed by the planning committee, specifically to identify any areas of immediate concern and themes will be identified and utilized for the follow-up debrief/discussions. A post-series set of multiple-choice questions will be submitted/reviewed and answers provided to participants after submission.