Assessing the experience of dental students with an asynchronous online course about racism, cultural competence.

Purpose: University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine and the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice (SP2) designed an asynchronous online course about racism and cultural competence to address student concerns about harmful interactions with peers across race/ethnicity. The Penn Experience Course establishes common language and concepts to facilitate difficult conversations about racism in the classroom and clinical spaces.

Methods: The course included six modules addressing the history of racism in the Philadelphia area and at the University of Pennsylvania: implicit bias and microaggressions; racism and other forms of oppression; gender identity and sexuality; construction of whiteness and white supremacy ideology; cultural humility, disparities, and equity; and access in healthcare.

Advancing LGBT Health at an Academic Medical Center: A Case Study.

Academic health centers are strategically positioned to impact the health of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) populations by advancing science, educating future generations of providers, and delivering integrated care that addresses the unique health needs of the LGBT community. This report describes the early experiences of the Penn Medicine Program for LGBT Health, highlighting the favorable environment that led to its creation, the mission and structure of the Program, strategic planning process used to set priorities and establish collaborations, and the reception and early successes of the Program.