Talking about race and racism can seem difficult, but it doesn’t have to be. Being open to conversations about race requires humility and acknowledgment that you are just now stepping into a one-sided conversation that has been happening for a … Continue reading
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Takeaways from We’re here, but are you listening?
LAS recently collaborated on a two-part chat with Iboro Umana, MD, PhD based on his presentation, We’re here, but are you listening? These discussions were part of the LAS series, Culture of Silence in Medical Education, and they struck a … Continue reading
We’re here, but are you listening?
Recent acknowledgement of America’s systemic racism and police violence, resulting protests and demonstrations, impact all of us, but disproportionately, they impact people of color. For more than 25 years, I have worked in medical education at the boarder of two … Continue reading
The emotional effects of standardized testing: Fireside at Five, Chat 1
LAS and Fireside at Five, a solution-driven group fostering world-wide conversations and community-based opportunities, held the first of four scheduled online, video chats centered around mental health and education. The first chat, Shame, Anger, and Anxiety: Uncertainty Around Standardized Testing … Continue reading