Accepted Type
Workshop
Code
WC1-1
Acceptance Declaration
Accept
Additional Information
I declare I have no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this program.
Was this work accepted for CCME 2020?
no
Category
General Call (Workshop, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation)
Type
Workshop
Sub Type
Affiliation
Title
Creating a Community of Care: Supporting Racialized Medical Students Through Equity-Based Mentorship
Length of Presentation
Rationale/Background
Mentorship is a critical component of medical education. However, literature identifies a relative lack of formal mentorship opportunities for racialized and other minoritized medical learners. In response, the Faculty of Medicine's Office of Inclusion and Diversity created a formalized equity-based mentorship program called the Diversity Mentorship Program (DMP), which connects medical students from racialized and other marginalized groups with Faculty mentors of similar backgrounds or faculty members who self-identify as practicing allies. The DMP employs anti-oppression principles and a decolonial lens. Equity-based mentorship supports racialized medical students in overcoming systemic barriers in education, and provides bidirectional learning for mentees and mentors.
Instructional Methods
The workshop will include a didactic presentation interspersed with facilitated interactive small group discussions. The workshop will be spearheaded by a land acknowledgement and an introduction to anti-oppression principles. Then, a mentee and mentor from the DMP will share their mentorship experiences along with the challenges and opportunities identified in their mentorship relationships. Experiential exercises and methodological approaches will also be offered. Participants will have the opportunity to brainstorm how they might use the equitable approaches being presented in ways relevant to their own workplace or educational setting.
Target audience
Beginner to intermediate level workshop intended for teachers/educators who are involved in education and training of racialized and marginalized medical learners at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
Learning Objective
1. Recognize equity-based mentorship as an effective strategy to support minoritized learners in our education spaces.
2. Gain insights on how to develop, implement and evaluate an equity-based mentorship program.
Keyword 1
Equity-based mentorship
Keyword 2
Racialized medical students
Keyword 3
Diversity
Level of Training
CPD (faculty development, CME)
Abstract Themes
Continuing Medical Education
Teaching and Learning
Diversity
Additional Theme (First choice)
Faculty Development
Additional Theme (Second Choice)
Undergraduate
Additional Theme (Third Choice)
Authors
Presenter
Umberin Najeeb
Chantal Phillips
Shannon Giannitsopoulou
Term 1
Yes
Term 2
Yes
Term 3
Yes
Term 4
Yes
Term 5
Yes
Virtual Presentation Option
yes
