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A monthly webinar series that brings in experts from across academic medicine to help you: 

  • Foster inclusive environments.
  • Create equitable advancement, promotion, and tenure policies.
  • Promote anti-racist policies, education, and institutional practices.
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The IDEAS Learning Series channels experts and resources from within the AAMC and across academic medicine into webinars designed to help busy professionals cut through the noise and find ways to take action on relevant initiatives.

Inclusion | Diversity | Equity | Anti-racism


Improving inclusion, diversity, equity, and anti-racism is a critical priority for the academic medicine community. Many institutions are engaging in multiple diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. Academic health professionals may be experiencing information overload or feeling unsure about where to get the comprehensive, reliable information they need to take action. This series is designed to help.

Learn about additional AAMC resources, initiatives and publications supporting increased equity, diversity and inclusion.
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Upcoming IDEAS Webinars



June: "Strategies for Promoting Antiracist Research in Medical Education."  

Whereas racist research historically has posed the question, “What is wrong with people?” antiracist research asks “What is wrong with policies and systems?” Framing research on race and racism around antiracist questions leads to antiracist narratives, effective policy solutions, and impactful programming that cuts to the root of racial inequality. All researchers can play important roles in shifting the culture of academic medicine to intentionally implement equitable and inclusive policies, set norms for acceptable workplace conduct, develop accurate antiracist curricula, and provide equitable opportunities for mentorship and networking.  

During this session, presenters will discuss how the academic research agenda can be used to promote equity, inclusion, and antiracism. Presenters will highlight promising practices that leaders and researchers can employ to build an antiracist research agenda in medical education as well as the benefits of this work. 

When: June 21 at 12:00 p.m. ET
Registration details pending.


July: "Becoming Active Bystanders and Advocates. Teaching Medical Students to Respond to Bias in the Clinical Setting."

Incidents of bias and microaggressions are prevalent in the clinical setting and are disproportionately experienced by racial minorities, women, and medical students. These incidents contribute to burnout. This session will provide an overview of a workshop developed at Vanderbilt School of Medicine that teaches medical students a framework to respond to incidents of bias. The facilitator guide and relevant workshop/course materials are freely available from the AAMC MedEdPORTAL collection to aid in the implementation of this model at other institutions. 

When: July 26 at 12:00 p.m. ET
Registration details pending.
 

September: "Holistic Review for Faculty Recruitment and Advancement."

This webinar will provide an overview of the model Baylor has created and implemented to inform improvements in the faculty recruitment and hiring process, in the guidelines for faculty appointment and promotion, and in the creation of an administrative leadership candidate rating. The model translates the AAMC Holistic Review concept into a tool for identifying, hiring, and promoting faculty members and administrative leaders that advance Baylor’s diversity, inclusion, and equity goals. The utility of this framework lies in the clear delineation of metrics and qualifications along with the prioritization of attributes and experiences. 

When: September 20 at 12:00 p.m. ET
Registration details pending.

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Understanding American Indian and Alaska Native Identities: Considerations for Medical School and Residency Programs | View Recording (registration required)

There is a need for more intentional efforts to fully engage American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Part of this work involves understanding the history of colonization and its role in framing and defining the identities of American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States, and how this translates into admissions and selection policies and practices. This is necessary as pre-medical students in the admissions process and medical students during residency interviews have reported incidents where their identity as American Indian or Alaska Native is questioned in ways that do not exemplify values of respect or professionalism. In collaboration with the Association of American Indian Physicians and the Association of Native American Medical Students, this session will outline data, describe how American Indian and Alaska Native identity is different from other historically excluded groups in medicine, and clarify the constellation of external factors that influence American Indian and Alaska Native identity. 

Developing the Next Generation of Physicians to Advance Inclusion, Justice, and Racial Equity | View Recording (registration required)
Learner and faculty speakers describe how they developed educational opportunities to advance racial equity, justice, and inclusion at their institutions. Speakers discuss how they overcame challenges and how similar educational experiences can be replicated at other medical schools and teaching hospitals in the United States.
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Socially Accountable Admissions: Using a different lens to evaluate medical school applicants and promote workforce diversity | View Recording (registration required)
This recorded webinar highlights effective strategies that schools have used to increase enrollment of historically underrepresented and excluded students. This webinar features speakers from the UC-Davis School of Medicine, who discussed the admissions tools, recruitment policies and practices, community partnerships, innovative pathways programs, and mission-focused school tracks they have developed and implemented. Development of a socio-economic disadvantage score and its utility in inclusive admissions will be highlighted. Together, these efforts have contributed to the school's ability to not only sustain increased matriculation of a diverse student body but also foster individual thriving and achievement of institutional mission and goals focused on community health. 

Racial Literacy for Health Care Providers | View recording (registration required)
During this webinar, presenters will discuss how health care providers can strategically deconstruct racial information and knowledge, build healthy cross- and same-racial relationships, flexibly reconstruct their racial identity, willfully choose racial styles and self-expression, and assertively counter racial stereotypes.

Effective Unconscious Bias Training Models for Health Professions Faculty and Staff | View recording (registration required)
Unconscious bias is with us every day, and it affects our capacity to achieve equity. There are promising solutions in the works. Providing unconscious bias training to faculty and staff may reduce discrimination and mitigate the impact of bias in the education and training of the health care workforce.

 

Frequently Asked Questions


What is the cost to attend an IDEAS webinar?
IDEAS is a free series produced by the AAMC as part of our nonprofit mission to advance academic medicine.

How can I attend an IDEAS webinar?
To attend a webinar, please visit aamc.org/ideas and register for each webinar you wish to attend. Registration for each webinar is required. If possible, please register early so we can plan sufficient time to answer questions. 

Who can attend an IDEAS webinar?
IDEAS webinars are open to all who register and are designed primarily for academic medicine professionals and future health professionals. 

What if I have questions, suggestions, or feedback about this series?
If you have general feedback about the series, the IDEAS team would like to hear from you. Contact the IDEAS team if you have questions about a specific webinar, please contact the organizer of that webinar. Presenters generally share their contact information during the webinar. If you need help connecting with a presenter, email us and we’ll pass along the message.

 

Get Involved With IDEAS

The AAMC is committed to collaborating with the academic medicine community to support increased diversity, equity and inclusion. There are many ways to get involved with the IDEAS series: 
  • Attend an IDEAS webinar, ask questions and spark a conversation (IDEAS webinars typically include a Q&A period). 
  • Reach out to the webinar hosts (IDEAS webinar hosts typically provide contact information to attendees).
  • Have specialized knowledge? Contact the IDEAS team to discuss hosting or participating in an upcoming webinar. 
  • Join our mailing list (using the contact form above) to ensure that you are aware of new IDEAS webinars.
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