Cultural Humility Curriculum to Address Healthcare Disparities for Emergency Medicine Residents

Date of Review: July, 2025

This curriculum targets second-year EM residents at a single-site, four-year residency program. It incorporates a facilitated group case-based discussion on a variety of topics such as healthcare disparities and cultural humility, identification of vulnerable populations (e.g., Black, transgender, migrant farmworkers, incarcerated individuals), and actionable strategies to address inequities in clinical care. The curriculum is integrated into existing weekly didactics over two years, emphasizing self-reflection, local resource identification, and actionable strategies to address inequities. It does not include a slide set however since this is resident led and requires case based reflection, it would be relatively easy for other institutions to implement a version of this curriculum into their clinical training and emphasize more geographically pertinent topics and resource identification. It requires minimal additional resources and can fit into standard didactic schedules. A limitation noted by the authors was transition to virtual format during COVID-19 reduced discussion depth. More in depth discussion may increase impact of the curriculum such as this. –Heba Osman, MD, NCEAS

Corresponding Author’s Email:

rtsuchida@medicine.wisc.edu

Institution:

University of Michigan Medical School

Where was the Curriculum Implemented:

Ann Arbor, MI

Relevant Specialty:

Emergency Medicine

Outcomes that Have Been Reported for the Curriculum:

Self-reported learner attitude

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)