Structural Competency: A Faculty Development Workshop Series for Anti-racism in Medical Education
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Introduction: In response to accreditation bodies requiring health disparities curricula, medical educators are tasked with incorporating structural competency, the understanding of how social and structural barriers like structural racism impact health, into their teaching. Most have not received training in this area, yet there remains a scarcity of faculty development curricula to address this gap. We describe the creation, implementation, and evaluation of a faculty development workshop series rooted in the framework of structural competency. Methods: test. Results: < .001) incorporating structural competency. Discussion: Our application of structural competency to faculty workshops and teaching tools feasibly engages faculty in instruction to incorporate concepts of structural racism and the downstream effects of social determinants of health into clinical teaching. It represents an innovative tool as we seek to enhance clinical teaching to improve care for racially and ethnically minoritized communities.
Source: MedEdPORTAL
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4407229312