DEIA in IM Education

The health of individuals and communities is inextricably linked to the structures that impact health, the systems we practice in, and the individuals in those systems. Developing frameworks to address diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-oppression (DEIA) in medicine is a core skill for future clinicians, researchers, educators, and leaders. We have developed a three-year core DEIA curriculum to teach and advance these skills for all of our residents. We also actively work to incorporate equity and anti-oppression principles into all components of resident clinical education.

Established by our residents, we hold annual day-long resident conferences on gender equity in medicine (Women in Leadership Development Symposium) and anti-racism in medicine (Anti-Racism Symposium). These symposia provide additional spaces for reflection and skill-building that are critical to advancing health care equity.

Core DEIA Curriculum

Anti-Racism Symposium

The Anti-Racism Symposium was started in 2021 as a brainchild of the DEI elective rotation, efforts of the Residency Diversity Committee, and Internal Medicine Solidarity Coalition. The goals of the annual Anti-Racism Symposium are to:

  1. Help residents explore how structural racism manifests in clinical medicine, medical education, and research, and
  2. Analyze how anti-racism can be integrated into these various realms of academic medicine in order to give rise to clinicians with a framework for equity.

 

Women in Leadership Development Symposium

UCSF Internal Medicine Women in Leadership Development (WILD-IM) hosts an annual conference where all IM residents develop skills in advocacy, allyship, and addressing implicit bias to combat gender inequity in medicine.

Through the Women in Leadership Development (WiLD) organization, we seek to:

  1. Foster a network that provides feedback and support,
  2. Increase mentorship opportunities across departments and levels of training, and
  3. Practice key leadership skills directly related to gender disparities in health care.

For more information about campus wide WILD level please visit: wild.ucsf.edu.

 

DEI Elective Rotation

The DOM Residency Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Elective is designed for residents to develop their interest and skillset in concepts of diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism in academic medicine. The faculty advisor is Dr. Sarah Alba-Nguyen, associate program director and director of GME Diversity for the Department of Medicine. In this elective, residents will partner with Dr. Alba-Nguyen and other GME Diversity Leaders in four key areas of focus: Professional Development, Peer Support, Education, and Project Completion.