Supporting educational excellence in diversity (SEED) (Educator / Leader)

Introduction

Bias, privilege, microaggressions, and other forms of mistreatment negatively impact students’ learning, professional development, wellness, and identity. Supporting Educational Excellence in Diversity (SEED) is an innovative faculty development curriculum co-founded and co-designed by medical students/trainees. SEED is unique given it provides vital yet practical communication tools and strategies to support cultural humility when navigating critical conversations related to diversity, inclusion, and harm.

Objective

This curriculum helps faculty to identify, redress, and prevent mistreatment within clinical and non-clinical learning environments while cultivating cultural humility.

Methods

SEED incorporated a sequential hybrid model approach through the use of interactive online modules, virtual asynchronous self-reflection assignments, followed by in-person discussions with role-play opportunities. Using novel tools, it taught faculty core knowledge and strategies to facilitate discussions in navigating harms related to diversity and inclusion. Authors measured impact via self-reported, de-identified pre-and-post questionnaires.