Developing Awareness and Allies: Simulating Difficult Conversations about Microaggressions for Faculty and Students

Developing Awareness and Allies: Simulating Difficult Conversations about Microaggressions for Faculty and Students is organized by Southern Medical Association (SMA).

Dates:
CME Release Date: May 4, 2022
Valid for credit through:  May 3, 2024

Goals and Objectives :
Discrimination and bias in clinical training often take the form of microaggressions, which, albeit unintentional, are detrimental to the learning environment and well-being of students. Although there are a few reports of medical schools training students to respond to microaggressions, none have included a complementery student-led faculty training module. 

The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate a case-based approach to improving student resilience and increasing faculty awareness of microaggressions in the clinical setting. At the conclusion of the activity, learners should be better prepared to:

• Recognize “microaggressions”.
• Describe the impact of “microaggressions” on the well-being of individuals and learning environment.
• Develop increased awareness of “microaggressions”.
• Develop increased faculty awareness and student resilience with respect to “microaggressions” in the clinical teaching settings.
• Implement interventions that promote improved awareness of “microaggressions” and reduce negative impacts of “microaggressions”.