Implementing a graduate medical education anti-racism workshop at an academic university in the Southern USA

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Table 1. Demographics of anti-racism workshop and survey participants

Characteristics	Registered Participants (n = 207)^a	Survey Participants (n = 59)
Age < 25 25–30 31–40 41–50 51–60 61–70	-	2 (3%) 13 (22%) 17 (29%) 10 (17%) 12 (20%) 5 (8%)
Race White Black Asian Other^b Declined to Answer	139 24 31 3 0	45 (75%) 5 (8%) 8 (13%) 0 2 (3%)
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic Hispanic Declined to Answer	188 9 0	54 (92%) 4 (7%) 1 (2%)
Sex assigned at birth Male Female Declined to Answer	71 126 0	21 (36%) 37 (63%) 1 (2%)
Gender Identity Male Female Other^c Declined to Answer	-	21 (36%) 37 (63%) 0 1 (2%)
Department Surgical^d Non-surgical^e Medical Student	-	10 (22%) 43 (73%) 6 (10%)
Position Faculty Resident Staff Medical Student	70 (36%) 52 (27%) 42 (21%) 32 (16%)	34 (58%) 13 (22%) 6 (10%) 6 (10%)

^a131 out of 207 registered attended.

^bIncluded: American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, Two or more races.

^cIncluded: Transgender male, transgender female, non-binary, not listed.

^dSurgical: OB/GYN, General Surgery, Urology, Orthopedic Surgery.

^eNon-surgical: Anesthesiology, Dermatology, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Pathology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Radiology.

Table 2. Anti-racism workshop survey responses (n = 59)

Survey Question	Scale – Likert n (%)
	Strongly Disagree or Disagree	Neutral		Agree or Strongly Agree
I will be able to apply information from the workshop to my work?	1(2)	2(4)		55(94)
The workshop was a valuable use of my time?	2(4)	5(9)		51(87)
Overall, I found the workshop to be useful?	1(2)	2(4)		55(94)
I want to learn more about institutionalized racism?	1(2)	3(5)		54(93)
I would recommend this type of workshop to others?	1(2)	1(2)		56(96)
The section on health and healthcare disparities met their needs?	5(9)	6(11)		47(80)
The section on racism met their needs?	1(2)	4(7)		53(91)
The section on becoming an anti-racist met my needs?	2(4)	8(14)		48(82)
	No Change or Not Much	A little Bit		Quite a Bit or A Lot
To what extent do you feel you have gained skills in: Identifying Health Disparities Identify healthcare Disparities Identifying Racism Communicating with Colleagues about Racism Communicating with Patients about Racism	10(18) 12(22) 7(13) 5(9) 9(16)	20(36) 16(29) 13(24) 19(35) 21(38)		25(46) 27(49) 35(63) 31(56) 25(46)
	No		Yes
Do you think differently about the impact of institutionalized racism on healthcare outcomes as a result of this workshop	14 (25)		44 (75)
	Major Themes:
What you found most useful?	- Breakout sessions - Information on types of racism and anti-racism - Pre-video assignments
What you found least useful?	- Recap on breakout sessions from facilitators - Technical difficulties related to sound
What would you change?	- Series of talks and activities around racism and other marginalized groups - More diverse attendance (racial/ethnicity) - More brainstorming about actionable steps to change the institution - Shorter workshop duration or break workshop into two sessions
What is one thing that you intend to do as a result of this workshop?	- Speaking up more and ‘calling in’ when witnessing racism - Learn more about racism