WGEA 2024 Spring Conference

Presenters:
Katherine Lupton, University of California, San Francisco
Corina Iacopetti, University of California, San Francisco
Lisa Mihaly, University of California, San Francisco
Bridget O'Brien, University of California, San Francisco

Topic: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Anti-Racism in the Learning Environment

Rationale
Educators are increasingly aware of ways our educational systems and practices marginalize, exclude, and harm learners based on their social identities. Many individual educators are actively learning and implementing anti-racist, antioppressive (ARAO) educational approaches. This work cannot succeed if attempted solely at the individual level; its realization requires institutions to support and champion these changes. While many institutions and programs encourage educators to pursue such learning and improvement, few have established expectations or competencies to guide educators in their antioppressive professional development journeys. National organizations have developed diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) competencies (AAMC 2022) and milestones for clinician educators (ACGME 2022). While these efforts provide helpful guidance, they lack the specificity educators need to enact ARAO approaches in day-to-day health professions education (HPE) practices.