The second workshop of our Cohorts for Change series will examine institutional racism in organizational structures, policies, and practices and identify strategies for addressing it.
Facilitator Dr. Simona Kwon and CLIC selected the materials in the "Resources" tab to serve as tools to evaluate your institution's policies and outline the actions needed to make active change.
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Cohorts for Change Facilitator: Simona Kwon
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Assessments & Tools
Adapted Assessment Tool by the Crossroads Antiracism Organization
Resource selected by workshop facilitator, Simona Kwon
Assessment Tool from "Accountability Principles" by the Puget Sound Cohort in partnership with Race Forward
Resource selected by workshop facilitator, Simona Kwon
CTSA-Specific Resources
Looking for new strategies for your KL2 or TL1 program? Are you worried about a lack of diversity and inclusion within your institution? How are you ensuring the diversity of the clinical science workforce? Not sure where to start? From Insights to Action is a collection of actionable questions inspired by hubs’ stories of ongoing progress and success in the Careers in Clinical & Translational
The goal of medicine and research should be that “all patients, of all backgrounds, get the care they need when they interface with our health care system” (Joyce Sackey, MD, Tufts University Associate Provost and Chief Diversity Officer). Are we doing enough to reach this goal?
Other Resources
Publication in the Lancet by Zinzi D Bailey, Nancy Krieger, Madina Agénor, Jasmine Graves, Natalia Linos, Mary T Bassett
Resource selected by workshop facilitator, Simona Kwon
Despite growing interest in understanding how social factors drive poor health outcomes, many academics, policy makers, scientists, elected officials, journalists, and others responsible for defining and responding to the public discourse remain reluctant to identify racism as a root cause of racial health inequities. In this conceptual report, the third in a Series on equity and equality in health in the USA, we use a contemporary and historical perspective to discuss research and interventions that grapple with the implications of what is known as structural racism on population health and health inequities.
Publication in the National Academies Press by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Resource selected by workshop facilitator, Simona Kwon
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Committee on Addressing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism in 21st Century STEMM Organizations convened a national summit in July 2021 that highlighted how racism operates at different levels in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) settings; reviewed policies and practices for confronting systemic racism; and explored ways to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in STEMM settings. In this summit, speakers discussed how diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism impact STEMM organizations. The workshop presentations focused on issues related to the history of racism in the United States, the lasting legacy of biased policies in the nation, and the research on practices to address systemic and structural racism in STEMM organizations.
Publication in the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities by José E. Rodríguez & Dmitry Tumin & Kendall M. Campbell
Resource selected by workshop facilitator, Simona Kwon
White privilege can be often overlooked and poorly understood in academic medicine, by those who wield it, and by those who suffer from its deleterious effects. The authors discuss the power of white privilege and how that power can be shared to promote change in academic medicine.
Publication in Ethnicity & Disease by Gilbert C. Gee & Margaret T. Hicken
Resource selected by workshop facilitator, Simona Kwon
Why do racial inequalities endure despite numerous attempts to expand civil rights in certain sectors? A major reason for this endurance is due to lack of attention to structural racism. Although structural and institutional racism are often conflated, they are not the same. Racial inequities in power and health will persist until we redirect our gaze away from specific institutions (and specific individuals), and instead focus on the resilient connections among institutions and their racialized rules.