AI Article Synopsis

  • - The study explores the role of race dialogues, or discussions about race and racism among people of different racial backgrounds, in improving medical practices and patient experiences for racially minoritized groups.
  • - A scoping review analyzed 54 articles focusing on the necessary preparations, leadership qualities, and follow-up needed for effective race dialogues, highlighting the importance of trauma-informed practices and the need to center minoritized voices.
  • - Implementing race dialogues in medicine can foster a more inclusive environment, enhance colleague relationships, and ultimately lead to better care for patients from diverse racial identities.

Article Abstract

Background: Race dialogues, conversations about race and racism among individuals holding different racial identities, have been proposed as one component of addressing racism in medicine and improving the experience of racially minoritized patients. Drawing on work from several fields, we aimed to assess the scope of the literature on race dialogues and to describe potential benefits, best practices, and challenges of conducting such dialogues. Ultimately, our goal was to explore the potential role of race dialogues in medical education and clinical practice.

Methods: Our scoping review included articles published prior to June 2, 2022, in the biomedicine, psychology, nursing and allied health, and education literatures. Ultimately, 54 articles were included in analysis, all of which pertained to conversations about race occurring between adults possessing different racial identities. We engaged in an interactive group process to identify key takeaways from each article and synthesize cross-cutting themes.

Results: Emergent themes reflected the processes of preparing, leading, and following up race dialogues. Preparing required significant personal introspection, logistical organization, and intentional framing of the conversation. Leading safe and successful race dialogues necessitated trauma-informed practices, addressing microaggressions as they arose, welcoming participation and emotions, and centering the experience of individuals with minoritized identities. Longitudinal experiences and efforts to evaluate the quality of race dialogues were crucial to ensuring meaningful impact.

Discussion: Supporting race dialogues within medicine has the potential to promote a more inclusive and justice-oriented workforce, strengthen relationships amongst colleagues, and improve care for patients with racially minoritized identities. Potential levers for supporting race dialogues include high-quality racial justice curricula at every level of medical education and valuation of racial consciousness in admissions and hiring processes. All efforts to support race dialogues must center and uplift those with racially minoritized identities.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11576711PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11606-024-08915-3DOI Listing

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