Recognizing and Responding to Overt Racism Towards Medical Trainees: Using the IRES Tool and Scripted Language.

Introduction: Medical educators feel ill equipped to respond to racism directed towards trainees. Available tools for responding to microaggressions rely on clarifying questions or aligning with the aggressor, which may add to the harm experienced by the target. We aimed to provide methods for faculty to recognize and respond to overt racism so that trainees feel supported in the clinical learning environment.