EDI Champions

Bystander Intervention (6) June 5th

Virtual Event

June 5 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Course Objectives

  1. Describe why it is important to intervene when you observe an incident of identity-based harm.
  2. Identify the obstacles that may get in the way of intervening effectively.
  3. Learn and practice the five D’s of bystander intervention.
    *This course is available to community members who have completed our Foundational Training sequence.
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*History of Race and Racism in Medicine & Science (2) June 4th

Virtual Event

June 4 @ 2:30 am – 3:00 pm

Course Objectives

  • Understand the way medicine/science has been used to create and further racism
  • Understand the history of the creation of racial categories and hierarchy, particularly by physicians, and how that framework is still used in modern medicine
  • Recognize race as a social and political construct
  • Explain how and why race is not biological or genetic
    * This is a CME eligible course for physicians
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Bias & Microaggressions (5) – May 28th

Virtual Event

May 28 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm

Course Objectives

  1. Define key terms related to bias and microaggressions.​
  2. Explain how microaggressions are harmful and associated with bias.​
  3. Describe four psychological processes that fuel biased actions.​
  4. Describe helpful ways to respond to microaggressions based on my typical role in these incidents (as a leader, bystander, target, or offender).
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* Social Determinants of Health (4) – May 21st

Virtual Event

May 21 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am

Course Objectives

  • Define social determinants of health and health inequities
  • Understand how social conditions influence health
  • Describe elements of the Social Ecological Model and Life Course Model
  • Explain the relationship between SDOH, racism and racial health inequities
    * CME eligible course for providers
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*Identity, Privilege, and Intersectionality (1) – May 19th

Virtual Event

May 19 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Course Objectives

  1. Deepen awareness of the current state of racism and oppression in our society and at UW Medicine.
  2. Understand and describe your own and others social identities, intersectionalities, and privileges.
  3. Call to Action: Integrating these understandings into your personal and professional life.
    * CME eligible course for providers
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Bystander Intervention (6) – May 13th

Virtual Event

May 13 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm

Course Objectives

  1. Describe why it is important to intervene when you observe an incident of identity-based harm.
  2. Identify the obstacles that may get in the way of intervening effectively.
  3. Learn and practice the five D’s of bystander intervention.
    *This course is available to community members who have completed our Foundational Training sequence.
Register via Zoom

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* History of Race and Racism in Medicine & Science (2) – May 6th

Virtual Event

May 6 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am

Course Objectives

  • Understand the way medicine/science has been used to create and further racism
  • Understand the history of the creation of racial categories and hierarchy, particularly by physicians, and how that framework is still used in modern medicine
  • Recognize race as a social and political construct
  • Explain how and why race is not biological or genetic
    *This is a CME eligible course for physicians.
Register via Zoom

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* Gender and Sexual Diversity (3)- May 1st

Virtual Event

May 1 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Course Objectives

  1. Appreciate the range of gender diversity and variations in sexual identity.
  2. Recognize the importance of having both competence from the standpoint of medical knowledge as well as having a culturally informed approach with patients and/or colleagues with life experience and identities that differ from your own.
  3. Apply trauma-informed principles when providing medical care for patients and be aware that some have experienced trauma in healthcare settings.
    *This is a CME eligible course for physicians.
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* Social Determinants of Health (4) – Apr 30th

Virtual Event

April 30 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm

Course Objectives

  • Define social determinants of health and health inequities
  • Understand how social conditions influence health
  • Describe elements of the Social Ecological Model and Life Course Model
  • Explain the relationship between SDOH, racism and racial health inequities
    * This is a CME eligible course for physicians
Register via Zoom

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Identity, Privilege, and Intersectionality (1) – Apr 29th

Virtual Event

April 29 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Course Objectives

  1. Deepen awareness of the current state of racism and oppression in our society and at UW Medicine.
  2. Understand and describe your own and others social identities, intersectionalities, and privileges.
  3. Call to Action: Integrating these understandings into your personal and professional life.
Register via Zoom

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