Name
O10 - A Multidisciplinary approach to Diversity Equity and Inclusion Training in Medical Residency
Date & Time
Saturday, October 18, 2025, 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Location Name
305B
Description

Interactive session to learn about and practice anti-bias training in a multi-disciplinary setting. Will include review of current DEI trainings at residencies across the country and describe our program, including curriculum that we teach. We will use examples of our current curriculum to practice in small groups with a focus on recognizing both structural and interpersonal bias within health care and practicing microaggression interventions through role play. Discussion of challenges to instituting anti-bias training and strategies.

Speakers
Irina Gelman PsyD, ABPP, Behavioral Medicine Faculty, Providence Medical Group, PORTLAND, OR
Mari Kai MD, Clinic Medical Director, Providence Portland Medical Center, Portland, OR
Mary Anne Nidiry MD, Medical Education Faculty, Providence Medical Group,
Irina Gelman Mari Kai
Co-Authors
Qian Leng, MD, MPH qian.leng@providence.org
Content Level
All Audience
Tags
Innovations, Social justice or DEI, Workforce development
Session Type
Concurrent
SIG or Committee
Just Medicine/DEI (JMC), Medicine, Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH)
Objective 1
Gain confidence for starting or expanding DEI training within medical residency program or clinic through an example of a multidisciplinary approach.
Objective 2
Identify key aspects of securing support for and implementing a longitudinal, multidisciplinary anti-bias training.
Objective 3
Gain knowledge in the content and teaching methods of a curriculum to foster recognition of incidents of microaggressions in the healthcare setting related to race, LGBTQ+ identity, language, religion, ability, body size, immigration status, etc.
Content Reference 1

Gonzalez CM, Lypson ML, Sukhera J. Twelve tips for teaching implicit bias recognition and management. Med Teach. 2021 Dec;43(12):1368-1373. doi: 10.1080/0142159X.2021.1879378. Epub 2021 Feb 8. PMID: 33556288; PMCID: PMC8349376.

Content Reference 2

Jellins, T.S., Borko, T.L., Otero-Bell, R., et.al. Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in medical education: DEI at the bedside. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 2024 Aprl 459. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2024.122946.

Content Reference 3

Nadir N-A, Winfield A, Bentley S, et al. Simulation for diversity, equity and inclusion in emergency medicine residency training: A qualitative study. AEM Educ Train. 2023; 7(Suppl. 1): S78–S87. doi:10.1002/aet2.10870

Content Reference 4

Sue, D. W., Calle, C. Z., Mendez, N., Alsaidi, S., & Glaeser, E. (2021). Microintervention strategies: What you can do to disarm and dismantle individual and systemic racism and bias. Wiley & Sons.

Content Reference 5

Sue DW, Alsaidi S, Awad MN, Glaeser E, Calle CZ, Mendez N. Disarming racial microaggressions: Microintervention strategies for targets, White allies, and bystanders. Am Psychol. 2019 Jan;74(1):128-142. doi: 10.1037/amp0000296. PMID: 30652905.