The impact of a student-led anti-racism programme on medical students’ perceptions and awareness of racial bias in medicine and confidence to advocate against racism

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ID15328392
AuthorsThérése M Lynn (0000-0003-1038-6958, Graduate Entry Medicine, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland, corresponding author), Katrina D’Urzo (0000-0003-0809-0103, Graduate Entry Medicine, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland), Oluwarotimi Vaughan-Ogunlusi (Graduate Entry Medicine, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland), Kathryn Wiesendanger (0000-0003-0691-6581, Graduate Entry Medicine, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland), Sarah Colbert-Kaip (Graduate Entry Medicine, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland), Austin Capcara (Graduate Entry Medicine, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland), Sarah Chen (0000-0002-9416-8191, Graduate Entry Medicine, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland), Séamus Sreenan (0000-0003-2457-2612, Graduate Entry Medicine, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland), Marian Brennan (0000-0003-2368-5383, Graduate Entry Medicine, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland)
Year2023
Volume28
Issue1
Pages2176802-2176802
Publication date2023-02-14
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMedical Education Online (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1087-2981 • E-ISSN: 1087-2981
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10872981.2023.2176802
PMID36787247
OpenAlexW4320709793
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited38

This simple and reproducible programme improved awareness and confidence to advocate against racism in medicine and resulted in a change in opinion regarding race-based medical practice. These findings are in line with best practice towards addressing racial bias in medicine, decolonizing medical curricula and strengthening anti-racism teaching of future physicians

Curriculum · Injustice · Medical education · Pedagogy · Qualitative research · Racism · Social science · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Diversity and Career in Medicine · Gender Studies · Medical Education and Admissions · Medicine · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social Psychology

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