Structural racism – the practices, policies, and norms that
perpetuate white supremacy – is pervasive within institutions of medical
education. Although overt, systematic exclusion of Black Americans from medical
training legally ended in 1965, structural racism persists, imposing
often-insurmountable barriers to careers in medicine for students
underrepresented in medicine (URiM). We must recognize the structural racism
that is integrated into all levels of training, adopt an actively anti-racist
framework, and work together to dismantle discriminatory institutional policies
at the organizational level.
In keeping with this goal, presenters focus a critical lens
on the historical and current manifestations of structural racism embedded
within institutions of medical education for the purpose of identifying the
multidimensional strategies necessary to combat it. Presenters 1) identify
concrete steps that we as teachers, education researchers, and education
program leaders can adopt to support an anti-racist mission and 2) outline
organizational strategies within four broad areas of impact to promote racial
justice and equity.
CEU Available: 1.0 CME; 1.0 MOC
CEU Expires: April 30, 2024
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