Core Competencies of an Anti-racist Physician: Elective Course for Undergraduate Medical Students

Date of Review: July, 2025

This resource specifically teaches about anti-Black racism that is prevalent in the medical field to second-year medical students. It incorporates a variety of learning modalities including case based learning with facilitator guided discussions within a singular 3 hour session – this was an elective course students could take prior to starting clinical rotations. The strenghts of this course include the fact that it does not necessarily focus on recognizing racism (it makes the racism blatant), but rather focus on techniques on what to do when racism is noted, which I think is a skill that is not frequently taught. Because the curriculum is fully developed with premade cases, discussion points, and pre-post surveys, I think it would be relatively easy for other institutions to implement a version of this curriculum into their clinical training. The only caveat being that there is definitely a need for very skilled facilitators who can navigate sensitive topics. It also may require a more simulation based component to allow for students to practice the skills they were taught.–Deepa Daryani, MD, NCEAS

Corresponding Author’s Email:

jwilli17@gmail.com

Institution:

Georgetown University School of Medicine

Where was the Curriculum Implemented:

Washington DC, USA

Relevant Specialty:

Family and Community Medicine

Outcomes that Have Been Reported for the Curriculum:

Learner Satisfaction or reaction

Self-reported learner attitude

Self-reported learner knowledge

Outcome and Study Design:

Pre/Post

Level of Learner Assessment

Appreciation of content/attitude assessment (self-reflection, blogging with rubric)

Knowledge Application (Case vignette, non-reflective essay)