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Equity in medical education: Addressing microaggressions and discrimination on the wards.

Raquel Sofia SandovalSpencer DunleavyTitilayo AfolabiJordan Taylor SaidJade ConnorAzfar HossainBina KassamaliTamina KienkaMaahika SrinivasanAnita ChengDaniele ÖlveczkyAvik Chatterjee
Published in: Medical teacher (2021)
Most medical/dental student respondents reported experiencing microaggressions in the clinical setting, particularly female and URM students. Our workshop mitigated most perceived challenges to responding to microaggressions. Future interventions across institutions should continue to equip students with the tools they need to address and respond to microaggressions.
Keyphrases
  • medical education
  • high school
  • physical activity
  • healthcare
  • depressive symptoms
  • mental health
  • social support
  • public health
  • oral health
  • medical students