PRiMER (Leawood, Kan.)Pub Date : 2024-06-25eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.22454/PRiMER.2024.709691
Jonathan Fu, Stacey Gardner-Buckshaw, Julie M Schirmer, Suzanne Minor, Stacy Ogbeide
{"title":"Understanding Successful Mentor-Mentee Relationships in New Faculty Scholars Program.","authors":"Jonathan Fu, Stacey Gardner-Buckshaw, Julie M Schirmer, Suzanne Minor, Stacy Ogbeide","doi":"10.22454/PRiMER.2024.709691","DOIUrl":"10.22454/PRiMER.2024.709691","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and objectives: </strong>Mentorship is critical for the career development of health care professionals and educators. Facilitating successful mentorship is valuable in supporting future leaders and educators in family medicine. Since 1988, the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine's New Faculty Scholars (NFS) program has provided 1-year mentorship opportunities for new faculty. This qualitative study used group concept mapping to identify the characteristics of successful mentorship relationships within the NFS program.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Eight New Faculty Scholars (five mentors, three mentees) from 2015 to 2021 participated in a virtual 90-minute group concept-mapping and pattern-matching session. Participants generated statements in response to a prompt about successful features of mentorship relationships. Participants categorized responses by similarity and rated each statement on a numerical scale from 1 to 5 (1 indicating lowest, 5 indicating highest) according to importance, current presence within the program, and feasibility.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Statements generated by participants were grouped into seven common themes. Categories rated most important included interpersonal skills, mentor soft skills, and mentor preparation. Structured processes and goal setting, mentor soft skills, and mentor preparation were rated most feasible in terms of future improvement.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Interpersonal skills, mentor soft skills, and mentor preparation were the most highly rated by participants, but also displayed the largest disparity when compared to ratings on current presence. Future efforts to improve interpersonal communication and mentor training can potentially lead to greater satisfaction with the NFS program. The most highly rated categories indicated the primary benefit of the relational components of mentorship.</p>","PeriodicalId":74494,"journal":{"name":"PRiMER (Leawood, Kan.)","volume":"8 ","pages":"31"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11212688/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141473251","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PRiMER (Leawood, Kan.)Pub Date : 2024-06-25eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.22454/PRiMER.2024.120398
Jonathan M Bearden, Kelly F Reese, Amelia A Boyd, Kyle T Otto, Rashmi D Rege, Andrew W Osten, Jay M Brenner, Seth W Perry
{"title":"Child Access Prevention Laws and Pediatric Firearm Injury: A Rapid Review.","authors":"Jonathan M Bearden, Kelly F Reese, Amelia A Boyd, Kyle T Otto, Rashmi D Rege, Andrew W Osten, Jay M Brenner, Seth W Perry","doi":"10.22454/PRiMER.2024.120398","DOIUrl":"10.22454/PRiMER.2024.120398","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>US child firearm fatality rates have risen since 2013. Child Access Prevention (CAP) laws aimed at reducing minors' access to firearms have existed since the 1980s. However, specific requirements for safe storage of firearms, standards of negligence, and penalties for offenders vary significantly by state, yielding a heterogeneous body of CAP legislation. A few studies have investigated the relative impacts of these laws on child firearm injury rates, with sometimes conflicting results. Here, we present a rapid review of the existing literature on CAP laws and their apparent impact on firearm-related injuries among US children, to assess whether CAP laws are an effective tool for reducing child firearm injuries.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a rapid review of published reports that evaluated the impact of CAP laws on pediatric firearm injuries and/or deaths in the United States. We extracted target population data and outcomes of each study. The data are presented narratively.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 14 articles met criteria for evaluation. Taken together, these studies showed that implementation of CAP legislation was associated with reduced pediatric firearm injuries and fatalities. Moreover, longitudinal or time-series studies that examined <i>changes</i> in pediatric firearm injuries pre/post-CAP legislation yielded the most consistent and robust findings.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>CAP laws were found to be associated with reduced pediatric firearm injuries and deaths, with the magnitude of effect being proportional to CAP law stringency.</p>","PeriodicalId":74494,"journal":{"name":"PRiMER (Leawood, Kan.)","volume":"8 ","pages":"37"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11212692/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141473224","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PRiMER (Leawood, Kan.)Pub Date : 2024-06-24eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.22454/PRiMER.2024.823357
Aurianna M Lajaunie, Natalie M Vela, Hannah Kimmel Supron, Sarah Small, Kenneth Resnicow, P Elainee Poling
{"title":"Motivational Interviewing: Addressing Interest Among Health Professions Students.","authors":"Aurianna M Lajaunie, Natalie M Vela, Hannah Kimmel Supron, Sarah Small, Kenneth Resnicow, P Elainee Poling","doi":"10.22454/PRiMER.2024.823357","DOIUrl":"10.22454/PRiMER.2024.823357","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and objectives: </strong>Motivational interviewing (MI) is a patient-centered approach to behavior change counseling that is used among health professionals across multiple disciplines. However, MI training has yet to be broadly offered to health professional (HP) students. This study aimed to evaluate student interest in MI and the efficacy of an MI workshop to assess whether MI training should be incorporated into HP curricula.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a needs assessment to evaluate HP student interest in learning MI. We then hosted a 6.5-hour MI workshop, followed by optional standardized patient encounters (SPEs). SPE performance was evaluated with a scored competency assessment.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Needs assessment respondents (N=93) were predominantly medical students (53%), of which 49% were interested in primary care-related fields. Most (58%) reported receiving 0 to 2 hours of MI training in their required curricula, yet 87% intended to use MI and were interested in receiving training. Nineteen students attended the MI workshop. Postworkshop knowledge assessment (N=11) improved by an average of 34% (premean [±SD], 41% [±12]; postmean [±SD], 75% [±10]; <i>P</i><.001). The SPE mean competency score (5.09) surpassed the threshold for competence of 5.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>HP students reported receiving minimal MI training in their curricula despite being highly interested in MI. Interested students responded to our interdisciplinary MI workshop and SPEs with high satisfaction, suggesting that HP schools may benefit from incorporating MI into their curricula. Nevertheless, response rates were low, and selection bias may have skewed responses toward more favorable perceptions of MI.</p>","PeriodicalId":74494,"journal":{"name":"PRiMER (Leawood, Kan.)","volume":"8 ","pages":"35"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11212694/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141473226","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PRiMER (Leawood, Kan.)Pub Date : 2024-06-20eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.22454/PRiMER.2024.644242
Vinita Subramanya, Julia Spychalski, Sarah Coats, Elisheva Gottstein, John Chancellor, Ambar Kulshreshtha
{"title":"Empathetic Communication in Telemedicine: A Pilot Study.","authors":"Vinita Subramanya, Julia Spychalski, Sarah Coats, Elisheva Gottstein, John Chancellor, Ambar Kulshreshtha","doi":"10.22454/PRiMER.2024.644242","DOIUrl":"10.22454/PRiMER.2024.644242","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and objectives: </strong>In health care, empathy is a clinician's ability to understand a patient's emotional state and convey that understanding in their care; and being culturally sensitive is communicating and respecting cultural differences. Providing health care on digital platforms introduces a new challenge of conveying empathy and cultural sensitivity. This study aimed to evaluate whether patients who were seen in-person had different perceptions of clinicians' empathy and cultural sensitivity compared to those who were seen via telemedicine.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this cross-sectional pilot study, we recruited primary care clinicians (N=8) and their telemedicine (N=14) and in-person patients (N=20) from two clinics at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. We evaluated clinicians' empathy and cultural sensitivity by self-report and from patients' standpoints.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Patient perception of clinician empathy scores were similar (<i>P</i> value=.31) for in-person appointments (mean=33.8) and telemedicine appointments (mean=31.3). Patient perception of culturally sensitive communication varied in the sensitivity domain and was consistently low for the domain of discrimination (suggesting low discrimination among the clinicians) regardless of the modality of the visit.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This novel pilot study demonstrated comparable empathy and culturally sensitive communication scores in telemedicine and in-person visits, highlighting the potential for continued use of telemedicine in outpatient primary care. Delivery of care via telemedicine can enable an expansion of high-quality care to underserved communities. Future studies are needed to confirm our findings to enhance the experience of telemedicine visits for patients and clinicians.</p>","PeriodicalId":74494,"journal":{"name":"PRiMER (Leawood, Kan.)","volume":"8 ","pages":"36"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11212695/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141473225","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PRiMER (Leawood, Kan.)Pub Date : 2024-03-04eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.22454/PRiMER.2024.463730
Ryan Vagedes, Berkeley Franz, Anna Kerr, Frances Wymbs, Chynna Smith, Alicia Rodgers, Samantha Nandyal, David Strawhun, Katy Kropf, Sharon Casapulla
{"title":"A Professional Development Workshop: Applying the Race and Culture Guide to Reduce Bias in Medical Teaching Cases.","authors":"Ryan Vagedes, Berkeley Franz, Anna Kerr, Frances Wymbs, Chynna Smith, Alicia Rodgers, Samantha Nandyal, David Strawhun, Katy Kropf, Sharon Casapulla","doi":"10.22454/PRiMER.2024.463730","DOIUrl":"10.22454/PRiMER.2024.463730","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Clinical teaching cases are a cornerstone of health professions education programs, but cases historically have lacked diversity and have the potential to reinforce essentialism. In this article, we describe the creation, implementation, and feasibility assessment of a professional development workshop aimed at integrating an existing bias reduction tool into discussion and revision of teaching cases.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Six 60-minute workshops were held introducing \"The Race and Culture Guide for Editors of Teaching Cases\" to different health profession education programs wherein all participants worked in small groups to critique and edit two sample teaching cases. To assess initial feasibility, facilitators completed a facilitator evaluation survey to capture experiences after the first three workshops. Due to positive feedback, workshops were continued, and participants completed a participant evaluation survey to understand learner impact.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Facilitators (n=6) identified the workshop as addressing an important need, highlighted the value in small-group format, and noted their ability to facilitate future sessions. Participants (n=18) rated the workshop as useful, effective at challenging biases, and would recommend the workshop to others.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The purpose of this study was to understand the feasibility of implementing a discussion-based workshop integrating a bias reduction tool. Initial feasibility and acceptability assessments demonstrate that this workshop.</p>","PeriodicalId":74494,"journal":{"name":"PRiMER (Leawood, Kan.)","volume":"8 ","pages":"10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11051698/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140868763","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PRiMER (Leawood, Kan.)Pub Date : 2024-02-19eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.22454/PRiMER.2024.458349
Cecilia M T Nguyen, Grace Kubiak, Neil Dixit, Staci A Young, John R Hayes
{"title":"Evaluating Barriers to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment From Patients' Perspectives.","authors":"Cecilia M T Nguyen, Grace Kubiak, Neil Dixit, Staci A Young, John R Hayes","doi":"10.22454/PRiMER.2024.458349","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22454/PRiMER.2024.458349","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Utilizing medications to treat opioid use disorder (MOUD) is both highly effective and unfortunately underutilized in the US health care system. Stigma surrounding substance use disorders, insufficient provider knowledge about substance use disorders and MOUD, and historical lack of physicians with X-waivers to prescribe buprenorphine contribute to this underutilization. Our study aimed to elucidate barriers to accessing MOUD in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted semistructured interviews with patients receiving MOUD at a family medicine residency program in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed using the qualitative analysis Framework Method. Researchers in our team reviewed transcripts, coding for specific topics of discussion. Coded transcript data were then sorted into a matrix to identify common themes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Interviews with 30 participants showed that motivations to seek treatment appeared self-driven and/or for loved ones. Eighteen patients noted concerns with treatment including treatment denial and efficacy of treatment. Housing instability, experiences with incarceration, insurance, and transportation were common structural barriers to treatment.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Primary drivers to seek treatment were patients themselves and/or loved ones. Barriers to care include lack of effective transportation, previous experience with the carceral system, and relative scarcity of clinicians offering MOUD. Future studies may further explore effects of structural inadequacies and biases on MOUD access and quality.</p>","PeriodicalId":74494,"journal":{"name":"PRiMER (Leawood, Kan.)","volume":"8 ","pages":"11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10887383/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139974915","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PRiMER (Leawood, Kan.)Pub Date : 2024-02-19eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.22454/PRiMER.2024.345782
Nathan Culmer, Joanna Drowos, Monica DeMasi, Tina Kenyon, Edgar Figueroa, Andrea Pfeifle, John Malaty, F David Schneider, Jennifer Hartmark-Hill
{"title":"Pursuing Scholarship: Creating Effective Conference Submissions.","authors":"Nathan Culmer, Joanna Drowos, Monica DeMasi, Tina Kenyon, Edgar Figueroa, Andrea Pfeifle, John Malaty, F David Schneider, Jennifer Hartmark-Hill","doi":"10.22454/PRiMER.2024.345782","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22454/PRiMER.2024.345782","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Medical educators are expected to disseminate peer-reviewed scholarly work for academic promotion and tenure. However, developing submissions for presentations at national meetings can be confusing and sometimes overwhelming. Awareness and use of some best practices can demystify the process and maximize opportunities for acceptance for a variety of potential submission categories. This article outlines logistical steps and best practices for each stage of the conference submission process that faculty should consider when preparing submissions. These include topic choice, team composition, consideration of different submission types, and strategies for effectively engaging participants.</p>","PeriodicalId":74494,"journal":{"name":"PRiMER (Leawood, Kan.)","volume":"8 ","pages":"13"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10887393/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139974916","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PRiMER (Leawood, Kan.)Pub Date : 2024-01-31eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.22454/PRiMER.2024.950821
Nina Piazza, Alyssa Bruehlman
{"title":"Call to Action: A Faculty Survey to Inform Future Efforts at Student-Run Clinics.","authors":"Nina Piazza, Alyssa Bruehlman","doi":"10.22454/PRiMER.2024.950821","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22454/PRiMER.2024.950821","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Existing literature about student-run clinics (SRCs) often focuses on student rather than patient experiences. To begin to gather data on norms and practices at SRCs nationally, this pilot study surveyed faculty leaders from SRCs around the country about metrics such as clinic organization, patient demographics, and care services.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A 38-question survey was distributed via email to members of the Student Run Free Clinic Faculty Association (SRFCFA) in October 2021. All responses were collected electronically via Qualtrics survey software.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Most SRCs are held at least once weekly in variable physical locations. All SRCs surveyed use an electronic medical record. Student leadership typically rotates annually. Preceptors skew towards generalists rather than specialists. Clinics have variable patient volumes but see majority uninsured and non-English-speaking patient populations. Responses about consistency of result communication, follow-up visits, referrals to specialty care, and management of high-risk patients were mixed. The majority of respondents did not feel that learner experience was prioritized over patient care.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The design and operations of SRCs nationwide is variable and not standardized. There remains a limited understanding of patient experiences and patient-centered outcomes at SRCs, and thus it is difficult to guide best practices. Future efforts to collect patient perspectives and outcomes should be emphasized given the vulnerable populations these clinics serve.</p>","PeriodicalId":74494,"journal":{"name":"PRiMER (Leawood, Kan.)","volume":"8 ","pages":"6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10887400/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139974914","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PRiMER (Leawood, Kan.)Pub Date : 2024-01-30eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.22454/PRiMER.2024.444143
Amy R Guenther, Cathleen M Abbott
{"title":"Think-Pair-Share: Promoting Equitable Participation and In-Depth Discussion.","authors":"Amy R Guenther, Cathleen M Abbott","doi":"10.22454/PRiMER.2024.444143","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22454/PRiMER.2024.444143","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Increasing student participation within the classroom can improve student engagement, the classroom environment, and student learning, and can provide for more diverse perspectives on the content. Think-pair-share (TPS) is an instructional strategy that can be used to promote and support student participation and enhance learning. Our study aimed to investigate the use of this strategy in early medical education.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using content analysis of video recordings, equity mapping software, and student surveys, we examined the implementation of TPS in three different small groups of first-year medical students. We looked for increased student participation, equity in the distribution of student participation, and quality of discussion as evidence of TPS's effectiveness in promoting student learning.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>TPS increased student participation and improved the quality of discussion. Additionally, students indicated TPS positively affected their learning, with the \"thinking\" and \"pairing\" time being especially important.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In utilizing TPS as an instructional strategy, medical educators can provide a structure that promotes a more equitable distribution of student participation, increased student interaction, and in-depth collaborative dialogue that enhance the overall learning experience.</p>","PeriodicalId":74494,"journal":{"name":"PRiMER (Leawood, Kan.)","volume":"8 ","pages":"7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10887392/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139974917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Longitudinal Antiracism Training for Family Medicine Residency Faculty.","authors":"Charity Lehn, Harriet Huang, Aline Hansen-Guzman, Amelia Challender, Heather Bleacher, Kimberly Wiggins, Cleveland Piggott, Elizabeth Kvach","doi":"10.22454/PRiMER.2023.351932","DOIUrl":"10.22454/PRiMER.2023.351932","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Medical educators have often perpetuated misunderstandings about race-based medicine and at times failed to create safe educational environments for diverse learners who frequently experience mistreatment. It is imperative that family medicine faculty be equipped to recognize and mitigate bias and inequities in our teaching, research, and clinical care.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Our residency formed a diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism (DEIA) faculty work group to address the need for faculty training. We developed and administered a 32-item needs assessment survey in 2020 to determine gaps in antiracist knowledge and skills among our faculty members. Over the following year, faculty members designed and implemented a series of faculty training sessions including a half-day faculty retreat to address the highest need areas. We reassessed faculty confidence and skills using a follow-up survey in 2021.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Faculty respondents demonstrated increased confidence in their knowledge of various DEIA topics and ability to intervene when observing biased or culturally insensitive behaviors from colleagues. Participants also reported increased confidence in their ability to mitigate bias in their teaching and clinical work.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our longitudinal DEIA faculty training series, embedded into the existing structure of the residency, resulted in improvements in DEIA-related confidence and skills among faculty members. This training model could be adapted to a variety of residency settings as one step toward dismantling racism in medical education and clinical practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":74494,"journal":{"name":"PRiMER (Leawood, Kan.)","volume":"7 ","pages":"40"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10751100/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139041008","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}