The Impact of Racism on Health: A Health Equity Training on Structural Racism for Military Residents and Fellows
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Introduction: Recognizing the need for more opportunities to learn about health equity within military graduate medical education (GME), we developed a resident-led curriculum to introduce these concepts from a military cultural competency lens. The Impact of Racism on Health module focuses on structural racism and health disparities. Methods: This 60-minute module was presented to ear, nose, and throat (ENT) and pediatrics residents and fellows. It includes a case presentation of an adolescent with an asthma exacerbation, a large-group discussion about social determinants of health and structural racism, and a small-group discussion/debrief conceptualizing the case. Results: = 0.4; Z = 2.8). Discussion: We demonstrated that interactive teaching methods can be used to educate military GME trainees on the impact of structural racism on health outcomes for military health care beneficiaries. Understanding the role of structural racism in the context of military health care using curricula that highlight military-specific health disparities is essential to understanding the role of the military physician in systemically addressing health disparities.
Source: MedEdPORTAL
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4402499032