Training providers on issues of race and racism improve health care equity

2015/02/14 by Stephen C. Nelson, Shailendra Prasad, Heather W. Hackman · 1 citation
Health Professions · Social Sciences · #Global Health Workforce Issues #Cultural Competency in Health Care #Racial and Ethnic Identity Research

paper · doi:10.1002/pbc.25448

openalex publication_date 2015/02/14 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/11

Abstract

Race is an independent factor in health disparity. We developed a training module to address race, racism, and health care. A group of 19 physicians participated in our training module. Anonymous survey results before and after the training were compared using a two-sample t-test. The awareness of racism and its impact on care increased in all participants. White participants showed a decrease in self-efficacy in caring for patients of color when compared to white patients. This training was successful in deconstructing white providers' previously held beliefs about race and racism.

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