NBME Creates a 21-Day Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Educational Challenge
NBME strives to demonstrate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) values and practices in everything we do--in our staff composition and work culture; through our products and services; and in our engagement with the Philadelphia, medical education and assessment communities. To enhance our knowledge and understanding of DEI issues as they relate to health care, education, race, systemic racism and allyship, NBME curated content for a 21-Day DEI Educational Challenge. We are pleased to share with you the educational journey NBME staff and Executive Board participated in.
What NBME Teams Experienced in the 21-Day DEI Educational Challenge:
- A thematically organized and curated collection of content that builds on previous learnings.
- Daily selections of materials, which provided the flexibility to engage with one or multiple activities, depending on time available.
- Various media and resources that appealed to different learning styles and preferences.
- Exact amounts or approximations of reading/listening/viewing times.
In addition, the content was grouped weekly. For Week 1, the content established a foundation of DEI concepts and issues. Materials included within Week 2 presented more advanced learnings. Lastly, the content for Week 3 delved even deeper, fostering reflection and growth.
Notes:
Some resources require a LinkedIn account to access the content. These resources are indicated with asterisks*.
Please be advised that content included in this challenge from third-party sites may include advertisements. While NBME staff selected and curated the content included in this challenge, NBME is not affiliated with these third-party sites and does not support or endorse the accompanying advertisements in any way.
Week 1
Day 1: Privilege and Antiracism
Action |
Content Title and Link |
Timing
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| Watch a video |
What is Privilege? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hD5f8GuNuGQ&feature=youtu.be |
4 |
|
Complete an Activity |
How Privileged Are You? |
10 |
|
Watch a Video |
Are You Racist? 'No' isn't a good enough answer? https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/video/2016/jan/13/marlon-james-are-you-racist-video |
2:05 |
|
Read or Listen |
Historian Ibram X. Kendi On How To Be An Antiracist |
21 |
Day 2: Antiracism, Behavior Change and Bias
Note: Some resources require a LinkedIn account to access the content. These sources are indicated with asterisks*.
Action |
Content Title and Link |
Timing
|
|
Watch a Video |
16:42 |
|
|
Read an Article |
Cognitive Biases: What They Are and How They Affect People |
15 |
|
Watch a Video |
Why unconscious bias matters to business* |
1:58 |
|
Watch a Video |
Unconscious Bias – The Impact of Bias* https://www.linkedin.com/learning/unconscious-bias/the-impact-of-bias?u=41881428 |
1:51 |
|
Watch a Video |
Unconscious Bias – Affinity Bias* https://www.linkedin.com/learning/unconscious-bias/affinity-bias?u=41881428 |
1:56 |
|
Watch a Video |
Unconscious Bias – Halo Bias* https://www.linkedin.com/learning/unconscious-bias/halo-bias?u=41881428 |
2:06 |
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Watch a Video |
Unconscious Bias – Perception Bias* https://www.linkedin.com/learning/unconscious-bias/perception-bias?u=41881428 |
2:32 |
Day 3: Structural Racism & Equity
Action |
Content Title and Link |
Timing
|
|
Watch a Video |
The Enduring Myth of Black Criminality |
3:15 |
|
Read an Article |
Welfare Money Is Paying for a Lot of Things Besides Welfare |
7 |
|
Listen to a Podcast |
Scientists Start To Tease Out The Subtler Ways Racism Hurts Health |
5 |
|
Read an Article |
She Coined the Term ‘Intersectionality’ Over 30 Years Ago. Here’s What It Means to Her Today https://time.com/5786710/kimberle-crenshaw-intersectionality/?utm_source |
3 |
Day 4: Historical Trauma & Mental Health
Action |
Content Title and Link |
Timing
|
|
Watch a Video |
What is Historical Trauma? Note: Please scroll down to access the video. https://extension.umn.edu/mental-health/historical-trauma-and-cultural-healing |
5:52 |
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Watch a Video |
How Do People (and Communities) Experience Historical Trauma? |
6:07 |
|
Watch a Video |
What is Cultural Healing? |
5:18 |
Day 5: Inclusion, Childhood Trauma and Stereotyping
Action |
Content Title and Link |
Timing
|
|
Read an Article |
‘Latinx’ hasn’t even caught on among Latinos. It never will. |
5 |
|
Watch a Video |
How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime |
16:02 |
|
Read a Study |
5 |
|
|
Complete an Activity |
15 |
|
|
Watch a Video |
8:10 |
Day 6: Racial Identity Formation
Action |
Content Title and Link |
Timing
|
|
Watch a Video |
A Conversation with My Black Son: https://youtu.be/lXgfX1y60Gw |
5:05 |
|
Watch a Video |
A Conversation with Police on Race: https://youtu.be/5Funraox29U |
6:37 |
|
Watch a Video |
A Conversation with Black Women on Race: https://youtu.be/U-xz4qiUBsw |
5:57 |
|
Watch a Video |
A Conversation About Growing Up Black: https://youtu.be/rSAw51caEeg |
5:11 |
|
Watch a Video |
A Conversation with White People on Race: https://youtu.be/xXow7olFyIM |
5:25 |
|
Watch a Video |
A Conversation with Asian-Americans on Race: https://vimeo.com/378323127 |
7:19 |
|
Watch a Video |
A Conversation with Latinos on Race: https://youtu.be/tLLCHbCgJbM |
6:31 |
|
Watch a Video |
A Conversation with Native Americans on Race: https://youtu.be/siMal6QVblE |
6:23 |
Day 7: Racial Identity Formation
Action |
Content Title and Link |
Timing
|
|
Listen to a Podcast |
Nice White Parents, Episode 1 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nice-white-parents/id1524080195 |
60 |
|
Read an Article |
Getting Over Your Fear of Talking About Diversity https://hbr.org/2019/11/getting-over-your-fear-of-talking-about-diversity |
3 |
Week 2
You are progressing right along into Week 2 with content that will focus on more advanced learnings. Next week, the content will delve even deeper, fostering reflection that is critical to a DEI journey.
Day 8: Antiracism; Communications & Cultural Sensitivity; Inclusion
Note: Some resources require a LinkedIn account to access the content. These sources are indicated with asterisks*.
Action |
Content Title and Link |
Timing
|
|
Watch a Video/Listen to a Sermon |
The Last Sunday Sermon of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. |
47:26 |
|
Watch a Video |
Be an ally - From Communicating about Culturally Sensitive Issues by Daisy Lovelace* |
4:56 |
|
Watch a Video |
Respond with empathy - From Communicating about Culturally Sensitive Issues by Daisy Lovelace* |
4:14 |
|
Watch a Video |
Ouch! How to share feedback that you're offended - From Communicating about Culturally Sensitive Issues by Daisy Lovelace* |
4:51 |
|
Watch a Video |
Oops! Ways to apologize - From Communicating about Culturally Sensitive Issues by Daisy Lovelace* |
4:24 |
|
Watch a Video |
Building trust - Leading Inclusive Teams by Daisy Lovelace* https://www.linkedin.com/learning/leading-inclusive-teams/building-trust?u=41881428 |
3:31 |
|
Watch a Video |
Using inclusive language - Leading Inclusive Teams by Daisy Lovelace* https://www.linkedin.com/learning/leading-inclusive-teams/using-inclusive-language?u=41881428 |
3:51 |
|
Watch a Video |
Adjusting your communication style - Leading Inclusive Teams by Daisy Lovelace* |
3:53 |
Day 9: Allyship, Cultural Sensitivity and Inclusion
Note: Some resources require a LinkedIn account to access the content. These sources are indicated with asterisks*.
Action |
Content Title and Link |
Timing
|
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Read an Article |
Guide to Allyship |
5 |
|
Read an Article |
5 |
|
|
Watch a Video |
5 Tips For Being an Ally |
3:31 |
|
Watch a Video |
Getting Called Out and How to Apologize |
8:36 |
|
Watch a Video |
4:27 |
|
|
Watch a Video |
3:52 |
|
|
Watch a Video |
Understand unconscious bias in hiring* |
3:59 |
Day 10: Women in Politics and Voters’ Rights
Action |
Content Title and Link |
Timing
|
|
Read an Article |
Five You Should Know: African American Suffragists https://nmaahc.si.edu/blog-post/five-you-should-know-african-american-suffragists |
3 |
|
Listen to a Podcast |
Claim Us If You're Famous – NPR’s Code Switch focuses on Kamala Harris https://www.npr.org/2020/11/10/933631207/claim-us-if-youre-famous |
36:29 |
|
Read an Article |
The State of Native American Voting Rights https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/state-native-american-voting-rights |
3 |
|
Read an Article |
Democracy Disrupted https://facingtoday.facinghistory.org/democracy-disrupted-the-15th-amendment-turns-150 |
3 |
Day 11: LGBTQIA+
Action |
Content Title and Link |
Timing
|
|
Read an Article |
My Stonewall Is Black https://www.bet.com/style/living/2019/06/04/pride-month-column-1.html |
8 |
|
Read & Tune In |
Stonewall at 50: Stories of Resistance & Resilience |
15 |
|
Watch a Video |
LGBTQ 101 presentation |
16:27 |
|
Read an Article |
What’s the Big Deal About Misgendering and Deadnaming? |
5 |
|
Read a Quick Guide |
LGBTQ 101 https://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/allys-guide-to-terminology_1.pdf |
10 |
Day 12: Equity; Racism in Health Care
Action |
Content Title and Link |
Timing
|
|
Listen to a Podcast |
How Student Loan Forgiveness Could Increase Inequality https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/how-student-loan-forgiveness-could-increase-inequality/ |
11:19 |
|
Read an Article |
Income Inequality Among Philadelphia's Workforce: An Update http://economyleague.org/providing-insight/leadingindicators/2020/08/05/incomeinequalityupdate2020 |
5 |
|
Listen to a Podcast |
Diagnosing our National Disease https://beyond-the-white-coat.simplecast.com/episodes/diagnosing-our-national-disease |
34:56 |
|
Complete an Activity |
Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack http://www.loyno.edu/engage/sites/loyno.edu.engage/files/mac_gallavan_act1.pdf |
15 |
Day 13: Race & Gender Inclusion; Bias; Cultural Competence
Action |
Content Title and Link |
Timing
|
|
Watch a Video |
What to Do When You Don't Have a Seat at the Table |
14:07 |
|
Read an Article |
We Teach A.I. Systems Everything, Including Our Biases https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/11/technology/artificial-intelligence-bias.html |
3 |
|
Watch a Video |
Cultural Competency Continuum |
3:02 |
|
Read an Article |
Cultural Competence or Cultural Humility: Moving Beyond the Debate https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1524839919884912 |
6 |
Day 14: Inclusivity; Systemic Racism in Philadelphia
Action |
Content Title and Link |
Timing
|
|
Read an Article |
Race and Exclusion in Philadelphia: Snapshots from the Past 100 Years (part 1 of 2) |
5 |
|
Read an Article |
Race and Exclusion in Philadelphia: Snapshots from the Past 100 Years (part 2 of 2) |
5 |
|
Read an Article |
A Look at How Philadelphia's Gayborhood Has Changed https://www.phillymag.com/news/2019/10/19/gayborhood-midtown-village/ |
3 |
|
Read an Article |
Racial Discrimination Is the Legacy South Philly Can’t Seem to Outgrow https://www.phillymag.com/news/2019/07/06/racial-discrimination-in-south-philly/ |
5 |
Week 3
Continuing in this Educational Challenge means that you are gradually cultivating a DEI mindset. The content for Week 3 is designed to foster reflection and growth.
Day 15: Racism in Health Care
Action |
Content Title and Link |
Timing
|
|
Watch a Video |
Ethics Talk: Hacking Structural Racism in Health Care |
19:31 |
|
Read an Article |
New AMA policies recognize race as a social, not biological, construct |
3 |
|
Read an Article |
Blacks and skepticism re: Coronavirus vaccine |
3 |
|
Read an Article |
Hidden in Plain Sight — Reconsidering the Use of Race Correction in Clinical Algorithms |
10 |
|
Read an Article |
How Ala Stanford Became a Champion for the Health of Black Philadelphians Amid COVID https://www.phillymag.com/healthcare-news/2020/08/08/ala-stanford-black-doctors-covid-19-consortium/ |
5 |
Day 16: Bias and Racism in the Criminal Justice System
Action |
Content Title and Link |
Timing
|
|
Read an Article |
Study Finds Persistent Racial Bias in Police Traffic Stops and Searches |
3 |
|
Listen to a News Report |
Muslims Over-Represented In State Prisons, Report Finds https://www.npr.org/2019/07/25/745226402/muslims-over-represented-in-state-prisons-report-finds |
3 |
|
Watch a Video |
The Origins of Policing in America |
7:04 |
|
Read an Article |
A Better Way: 50+ Action Items to Fight Against Racism In Your Community |
12 |
|
Listen to a Podcast |
71 |
Day 17: Reparations
Action |
Content Title and Link |
Timing
|
|
Read an Article |
Johns Hopkins Reveals That Its Founder Owned Slaves https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/09/arts/johns-hopkins-slavery-abolitionist.html |
3 |
|
Read an Article |
Georgetown Reparations Plan for Slaves Sold by University Draws Criticism from Students |
5 |
|
Read an Article |
The Case for Reparations https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/06/the-case-for-reparations/361631/ |
15 |
Day 18: White Privilege
Action |
Content Title and Link |
Timing
|
|
Listen to a Podcast |
What's in a Karen? https://www.npr.org/2020/07/14/891177904/whats-in-a-karen |
23:28 |
|
Read an Article |
10 |
|
|
Read an Article |
Settler Fragility: Why Settler Privilege Is So Hard to Talk About |
10 |
Day 19: White Privilege and Racialized Capitalism
Action |
Content Title and Link |
Timing(Minutes) |
|
Read an Article |
White America's Racial Illiteracy: Why Our National Conversation Is Poisoned from the Start |
7 |
|
Read an Article
|
5 |
|
|
Read an Article
|
5 |
|
|
Read an Article
|
5 |
Day 20: Bias
Action |
Content Title and Link |
Timing
|
|
Complete an Activity |
Implicit Association Test: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html |
20 |
Day 21: Justice
Action |
Content Title and Link |
Timing
|
|
Read a Letter |
Letter from Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King, Jr. https://www.csuchico.edu/iege/_assets/documents/susi-letter-from-birmingham-jail.pdf |
20 |
Conclusion
Many say that a habit can be built in 21 days. With this 21-day DEI Educational Challenge, our goal was to begin cultivating a DEI mindset; this sharpened focus will be instrumental as we continue to execute on our mission and strategy, incorporating DEI into everything we do.
NBME's DEI journey is a strategic imperative, and we look forward to sharing our progress with you.