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AAN Anti-Racism Education Program
Course Description
The AAN’s Vision is to be indispensable to its members; our Mission is to enhance member fulfillment and promote brain health for all. We cannot be indispensable, we cannot promote the best care for our patients, or enhance the careers of our members, if we ignore the pervasive inequities that are often barriers in our society. To achieve this Vision and Mission, we must offer learning opportunities to increase awareness of the toll of racism in society along with building skills for mitigating the impact that historic, deeply rooted, and systemic inequities have on our members, our patients, and the communities we serve. Throughout and prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen violent deaths that also compel us to confront the legacy of race and racism in our society. The AAN Anti-Racism Education Program is an on demand, learn at your own pace anti-racism core curriculum unique for AAN members. This program is designed to be completed over several months with built-in time for reflection between the four modules covering the following topics:
  • Module 1 - Setting the Stage: Reflections on Race, Identity, and Socialization.
  • Module 2 - The History of Racism in Neurology: Member Experiences with Bias and Racism.
  • Module 3 - Patient Care Stories: Vignettes in Clinical and Academic Neurology.
  • Module 4 - Institutional Structures: Racism in Training and Anti-Racism Leadership.

This program is supported in part by an educational grant from Bristol Myers Squibb.
AMA Credit Designation Statement
The American Academy of Neurology Institute (AANI) designates this enduring material for a maximum of 16 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Each module is worth up to 4 Credits. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
COURSE DESIGN
The course is designed with convenience in mind—it may be taken on a desktop or tablet, from virtually anywhere at your own time and pace, and completed in approximately 16 hours. The course is comprised of four modules, including case studies, scenarios, member experiences, and reflections. As a self-study education activity, participants are provided the tools and additional resources they need to assess and initiate further study.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
As a result of this activity, the learner will be able to:
  • Recognize anti-racism as a professional competency, engage in conversations about race and racism, and practice skills to improve patient care.
  • Identify embedded racism and inequities within systems, institutional structures, policies, and their effects on health care outcomes
  • Understand how to apply a racial equity framework to their own clinical practice and in health care systems
CORE COMPETENCIES
  • Patient Care
  • Interpersonal and Communication Skills
  • Professionalism
  • System-based Practice
CONFLICT OF INTEREST MITIGATION STATEMENT
All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

Date of Release
March 11, 2024
Confidentiality of Data
All material © American Academy of Neurology Institute unless otherwise indicated. All rights reserved. See complete Terms of Use.
ACCREDITATION
The American Academy of Neurology Institute (AANI), a subsidiary of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Faculty & Disclosures

NIMISH A. MOHILE, MD, FAAN – CHAIR
Professor of Neurology and Cancer Center
Center University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY
*Dr. Mohile has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Sapience Therapeutics.


SARA DAWIT, MD
Neurologist
Wellstar Health System
Roswell, GA
*Dr. Dawit has nothing to disclose.


IMA EBONG, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
*Dr. Ebong has nothing to disclose.


CHARLENE GAMALDO, MD, FAAN
Professor of Neurology
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
*Dr. Gamaldo has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving as a Consultant for Jazz. Dr. Gamaldo has received personal compensation in the range of $0-$5,000 for serving as a Consultant for Takeda. The institution of Dr. Gamaldo has received research support from NIH/NIMH/NIDA/NINDS. Dr. Gamaldo has received publishing royalties from a publication relating to health care.


JESSICA ISOM, MD, MPH – Vision for Equity
Clinical Instructor of Psychiatry
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT
*Dr. Isom has nothing to disclose.


ELAINE JONES, MD, FAAN
Teleneurologist
SOC Telemed LLC
Reston, VA
*Dr. Jones has received personal compensation for serving as an employee of SOCTelemed. Dr. Jones has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Medical Education Resources. Dr. Jones has received personal compensation in the range of $0-$499 for serving as an officer or member of the Board of Directors for American Academy of Neurology. Dr. Jones has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as an Editor, Associate Editor, or Editorial Advisory Board Member for American Academy of Neurology. Dr. Jones has received personal compensation in the range of $100,000-$499,999 for serving as a Locums Tenens Neurologist with Weatherby Locums Tenens.


JEFFREY C. MCCLEAN II, MD, FAAN, LT COL, USAF, MC
Associate Professor of Neurology, Uniformed Services University
Acting Chair, Brooke Army Medical Center Department of Medicine
Chief Neurology Consultant to the Air Force Surgeon General
MCHE MDU
San Antonio, TX
*Dr. McClean has received personal compensation in the range of $0-$499 for serving as an Editor, Associate Editor, or Editorial Advisory Board Member for American Academy of Neurology. Dr. McClean has received personal compensation in the range of $0-$499 for serving as a Committee Member with American Academy of Neurology.


ALEXANDRA MILLER, MD
Neuro-Oncologist and Neurologist
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
*The institution of Dr. Miller has received research support from Department of Defense Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program Career Development Award. The institution of Dr. Miller has received research support from Matthew Larson Research Foundation.


ROXANNA NAHVI
PhD, MD/PhD Student Class of 2023
New York Medical College
Valhalla, NY
*Ms. Nahvi has nothing to disclose.


NICOLE ROSENDALE, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
UC San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
*Dr. Rosendale has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as an Editor, Associate Editor, or Editorial Advisory Board Member for Neurology®. The institution of Dr. Rosendale has received research support from UCSF Academy of Medical Educators and the American Academy of Neurology.


ROY E. STROWD III, MD, MED, MS, FAAN
Associate Professor, Neuro-Oncology
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston Salem, NC
*Dr. Strowd has received personal compensation for serving as an employee of Kaplan. Dr. Strowd has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Monteris Medical, Inc. Dr. Strowd has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Novocure. Dr. Strowd has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving as an Editor, Associate Editor, or Editorial Advisory Board Member for American Academy of Neurology. The institution of Dr. Strowd has received research support from Southeastern Brain Tumor Foundation. The institution of Dr. Strowd has received research support from Jazz Pharmaceuticals. The institution of Dr. Strowd has received research support from National Institutes of Health. The institution of Dr. Strowd has received research support from Alpha Omega Alpha. The institution of Dr. Strowd has received research support from American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Strowd has received publishing royalties from a publication relating to health care.


PROGRAM STAFF

Deanna Ekholm
Chief Human Resources and Diversity Officer
Minneapolis, MN
*Ms. Ekholm has nothing to disclose.


Wendy Vokatky
Director, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Minneapolis, MN
*Ms. Vokatky has nothing to disclose.


Leah Wallgren
Senior, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Coordinator
Minneapolis, MN
*Ms. Wallgren has nothing to disclose.


Zachary Cramer
eLearning Program Manager
Minneapolis, MN
*Mr. Cramer has nothing to disclose.


*Relationship Disclosure