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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Feinberg Academy of Medical Educators

Diversity & Inclusion Resources

The collection of resources below provides educators at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine with practice-based, peer-reviewed content. The goals of this content are to teach anti-bias knowledge and clinical skills and to elevate the educational scholarship of anti-bias curricula. Selected and reviewed by Feinberg Academy of Medical Educators (FAME) experts, these resources support our community of collaborators dedicated to the elimination of bias in medical education based on factors such as race, ethnicity, ability and LGBTQ+ status. Some of these resources were curated by the Association of Medical Colleges.

Feinberg Resources

  • Office of Diversity & Inclusion Resources
    Browse a list of assessments, readings and other media that address racism and other biases in medicine, compiled by the Office of Diversity & Inclusion.
  • Curriculum Materials on Social Determinants of Health
    The National Collaborative for Education to Address the Social Determinants of Health hosts an indexed database of curricula and assessment resources for educators. Search for resources including courses, standard patient cases and experimental learning opportunities.

External Resources

 Creating Anti-Bias Curricula

Anti-Racism & Race Literacy: A Primer & Toolkit for Medical Educators: A living & iterative resource (Revised March 2021, UCSF)

Teaching Intersectionality of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Race/Ethnicity in a Health Disparities Course (7/31/2020)

A Novel, Trauma-Informed Physical Examination Curriculum for First-Year Medical Students (1/25/2019)

Social Determinants of Health Curriculum Integrated Into a Core Emergency Medicine Clerkship (1/4/2019)

Racism as a Unique Social Determinant of Mental Health: Development of a Didactic Curriculum for Psychiatry Residents (8/12/2017)

Stopping Discrimination Before It Starts: The Impact of Civil Rights Laws on Healthcare Disparities - A Medical School Curriculum (12/7/2009)

 Addressing Bias and Microaggressions in Academic Medicine

Addressing Microaggressions in Academic Health: A Workshop for Inclusive Excellence (2/11/2021)

Using Forum Theater as a Teaching Tool to Combat Patient Bias Directed Toward Health Care Professionals (11/20/2020)

Interrupting Microaggressions in Health Care Settings: A Guide for Teaching Medical Students (7/31/2020)

“I Didn't Know What to Say”: Responding to Racism, Discrimination, and Microaggressions With the OWTFD Approach (7/31/2020)

Anti-Racism Summer Reading Program for Incoming Medical Students (University of Washington, August 2020)

Building a Tool Kit for Medical and Dental Students: Addressing Microaggressions and Discrimination on the Wards (4/3/2020)

Structural Competency: Curriculum for Medical Students, Residents, and Interprofessional Teams on the Structural Factors That Produce Health Disparities (3/13/2020)

Exploring Racism and Health: An Intensive Interactive Session for Medical Students (12/14/2018)

Social Contexts in Medicine: A Patient-Centered Curriculum Empowering Medical Students to Provide Contextualized Care (2/10/2017)

When Race Matters on the Wards: Talking About Racial Health Disparities and Racism in the Clinical Setting (12/28/2016)

 Addressing Bias in Assessment

Bias-Free Letters of Recommendation

Addressing Bias in Learner Assessment

Health Equity Rounds: An Interdisciplinary Case Conference to Address Implicit Bias and Structural Racism for Faculty and Trainees (11/25/2019)

 Creating an Inclusive Environment for Learners

Words Matter: An Anti-Bias Workshop for Health Care Professionals to Reduce Stigmatizing Language (3/2/2021)

ERASE-ing Patient Mistreatment of Trainees: Faculty Workshop (12/27/2019)

Tools for Discussing Identity and Privilege Among Medical Students, Trainees, and Faculty (12/20/2019)

 Additional Resources

The REPAIR Project

3-year strategic initiative designed to address Anti-Black Racism and augment Black, Indigenous, People of Color voices and presence in Science and Medicine and healthcare. "REPAIR" is an acronym for REParations and Anti-Institutional Racism.

Adverse Childhood Experiences and Trauma-Informed Care: An Online Module for Pediatricians (11/1/2019)

How Diverse Is Your Universe? An Activity for Students to Reflect on Ethnoracial Diversity During Orientation (10/18/2019)

Adverse Childhood Experiences: A Case-Based Workshop Introducing Medical Students to Trauma-Informed Care (2/9/2019)

Medical Ethics and Health Equity: The Henrietta Lacks Story (11/23/2015)

Caring With Compassion, Domain 2: Bio-Psychosocial Care of Uninsured, Homeless, Underserved, and At-Risk Populations (4/10/2014)

Healthcare Disparities (1/19/2014)

Best Intentions: Using the Implicit Associations Test to Promote Reflection About Personal Bias (1/19/2010)

 

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