Webinar: Exploring Anti-Racism in Health Professions Education

JANUARY 18, 2022 | 3:00 PM ET

Join the Academic Partnerships to Improve Health (APIH) (American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Association of American Medical Colleges, Association for Prevention Teaching and Research, Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health) and Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) as they host a discussion exploring anti-racism and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) across the spectrum of health professions education. The panelists will discuss what it will take to eliminate racism and discrimination in health professions’ curricula and learning environments. This discussion will provide the audience with ideas and insights for initiating, enhancing and sustaining efforts to prepare future public health and healthcare leaders to advance racial equity.

Objectives:

1. Describe the relationship between anti-racism, health equity, and diversity, equity, and inclusion in the context of health professions education.
2. Analyze existing curriculum to ensure preparation of a public health and healthcare workforce to advance racial equity
3. Evaluate effective strategies for creating anti-racist, equitable and inclusive learning environments.
   

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Speakers

Thomas A. LaVeist, PhD
Dean
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

Daniel Dawes, JD
Director
Satcher Health Leadership Institute
Morehouse School of Medicine

Moderator:
Malika Fair, MD, MPH
Senior Director, Equity and Social Accountability
Association of American Medical Colleges

This webinar is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Academic Partnerships to Improve Health.