Fourth-Year Medical Student, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine.
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine.
MedEdPORTAL. 2024 Aug 2;20:11426. doi: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11426. eCollection 2024.
Despite growing efforts to increase diversity in recruitment and to teach principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), representation of individuals underrepresented in medicine continues to fall short. This demonstrates a need for efforts that target the work environment and culture to increase retention alongside existing recruitment initiatives. We designed this interactive allyship workshop with a focus on building skills necessary for being an ally that has been missing in existing allyship curricula.
This workshop was led by multidepartmental faculty with experience in DEI training. Participants engaged in a number of interactive activities to reflect on their own identities and privilege and practiced ways to engage in difficult conversations. Prior to the workshop, participants completed a survey that was repeated at the workshop's completion to evaluate their perspective change and understanding of allyship. We also collected responses to a self-reflective exercise during the workshop.
Participants included 68 anesthesia and surgery attendees, 53 of whom (78%) completed the postsurvey. Participants strongly agreed that this workshop was important to the workplace and medical training. Themes from the self-reflective exercises included endorsement of sponsorship and mentorship activities, community support, and advocacy.
Interactive skill-building activities are important and effective at helping trainees develop as allies. Long-term follow-up is needed to assess longitudinal knowledge retention and translation into behavioral change to create a more inclusive and supportive work environment.
尽管在增加医学领域多样性的招募工作和教授多样性、公平性和包容性（DEI）原则方面付出了越来越多的努力，但代表性不足的个体在医学领域的代表性仍然不足。这表明需要努力针对工作环境和文化，在现有招聘计划之外增加保留率。我们设计了这个互动的盟友关系研讨会，重点是建立作为盟友所需的技能，这在现有的盟友关系课程中是缺失的。
这个研讨会由具有 DEI 培训经验的多部门教员领导。参与者参与了一系列互动活动，以反思自己的身份和特权，并练习进行困难对话的方法。在研讨会之前，参与者完成了一份调查，在研讨会结束时再次完成该调查，以评估他们的观点变化和对盟友关系的理解。我们还收集了参与者在研讨会期间对自我反思练习的回应。
参与者包括 68 名麻醉和外科医生，其中 53 人（78%）完成了后续调查。参与者强烈认为这个研讨会对工作场所和医学培训很重要。自我反思练习的主题包括对赞助和指导活动、社区支持和倡导的认可。
互动技能培养活动对于帮助学员发展成为盟友非常重要且有效。需要进行长期的后续评估，以评估长期知识保留和转化为行为改变的情况，从而创造一个更具包容性和支持性的工作环境。
