Name
Towards Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Creating Targeted Faculty Development to Support Advancing the Undergraduate Medical Education Curriculum
Authors

Iris Hagans, Cooper University Hospital
Marlowe Bogino, Rowan University Cooper Medical School
Susan K. Cavanaugh, Rowan University Cooper Medical School
Karen Mitchell, Rowan University
John J. Dill, Rowan University
Ian A. Martini, Rowan University
Martin O. Job, Rowan University Cooper Medical School

Date & Time
Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 12:45 PM - 12:59 PM
Presentation Category
Career & Professional Development
Description

Purpose
Racism and racial inequalities in medicine have long existed and resulted in significant disparities across the spectrum of healthcare. Not all undergraduate medical education faculty are equipped and comfortable teaching these topics, necessitating a flexible faculty development program that can be tailored to their needs.

Methods
We created a curated, web-based program comprised of videos, news and journal articles, workshops, and other electronic resources, including three videos created by our research team, which were accessible to all faculty on a library webpage. To assess faculty knowledge and attitudes about racism in medicine, faculty were invited, with institutional review board approval, to participate in a survey prior to the use of the program. Faculty will be invited to a post-survey to assess changes in their knowledge and attitudes after reviewing the program.

Results
Of the survey respondents (n=26), a majority were US trained (79%) in the last 10-40 years, white (67%), and had medical degrees (55%) or PhDs (8%). Most said that training about racism in medicine had not been incorporated in their education (71%) and many expressed a lack of comfort in talking about racism in all situations (33%), demonstrating that there is an unmet need in this area. Despite this, many said they understood the difference between race and genetic ancestry (68%) and the potential limitations of using race in clinical calculators (86%). Notably, respondents agreed with statements related to the importance of learning more about racism in medicine, demonstrating a willingness to understand more about this topic. Traffic on the webpage has ranged from 1-51 visits/month with the highest seen on launch and with a subsequent reminder.

Conclusions
Low faculty engagement with the survey and program materials may align with the decrease in national engagement on this topic which seemed to peak in 2020.