Dyads that include a faculty member from a family medicine department or residency program and an ally from the same program, institution, or health system. Faculty is defined broadly and could include physicians, other health educators, researchers, program directors, department chairs and/or residents.
Allies can be diversity officers, senior leaders, DIOs, research assistants, administrators, performance improvement staff, faculty, or others who have an interest in advancing racial equity in academic settings.
At least one applicant must be of a racial or ethnic population that is underrepresented in the medical profession. A dyad might include a URM faculty member and an ally who is not URM (other combinations are also welcome).
At least one member of the dyad must be an STFM member.
Up to 20 dyads will be accepted.
Selection criteria: STFM is looking for a diverse group of participants. Diversity characteristics include geography, type of academic setting, and roles of applicants.
Consideration will also be given to the strength of the letter of support and the feasibility of the proposed change project. When completing the baseline survey, each member of the dyad will need to attach a letter of support from their department chair, dean, or other leader indicating how they and the department/program/institution will support the dyad member and their change efforts. The letter should note that dyad members will be given time to attend all virtual and in-person meetings of the Learning Collaborative.
Both members of the dyads will be expected to:
- Attend all of the following:
- January 12, 2022 11:00 am - noon CDT: kick off virtual meeting
- April 11, 2022 2-6 pm; April 12, 2022 8 am - noon: in-person training session, likely in Kansas City
- November 9, 2022 11:00 am - 1 pm CDT: virtual meeting
- March 8, 2023 11:00 am - 1 pm CDT: virtual meeting
- July 12, 2023 11:00 am - 12:30 pm CDT: virtual meeting
- September 10, 2023 - full day in St Louis w/Conference on Practice and Quality Improvement
Per STFM policy, all participants at in-person meetings must be fully vaccinated for COVID.
- Submit a detailed plan for creating change within their institution.
- Refine their change plan over time, work on projects, and track results
- Complete a pre-project survey (part of application), as well as surveys at 7 months, 14 months, and 20 months. The surveys will gather information on the type of interventions, challenges, successes, and perceived or actual impact.
- Communicate regularly with their mentor.
- Present their progress and challenges at the virtual sessions
- Disseminate their results at the final meeting of the collaborative and through a scientific presentation or peer-reviewed paper.
There is no fee to participate in this training. STFM will reimburse for travel, food, and lodging for participants to attend the two in-person training sessions. Pairs will be assigned mentors who will provide guidance and expertise during the project.
Individuals who complete all assignments and participate in ALL of the virtual and in-person meetings will graduate, receive certificates, and be recognized in publications.
This project is supported by a grant from Adtalem Global Education Foundation.
October 2021:
- Call for applications (includes pre-project survey)
November – December 2021:
- Applicants selected
- IRB application submitted
December 2021 – January 2022:
- Implementation guide distributed
- Participants complete STFM Leading Change Modules and work on refining project
January 2022:
- January 12, 2022 11:00 am - noon CDT: kick off virtual meeting: Introductions, expectations, assignment of mentors, overview of how to measure project impact
- Online virtual collaboration platform made available
February 2022:
- Participants submit written descriptions of change projects
April 2022:
- April 11, 2022 2-6 pm; April 12, 2022 8 am - noon: in-person training session. Session will include training/presentations, followed by facilitated small group breakouts where teams strategize how the lessons learned from the presentations can help them implement their projects. Tentative presentation topics:
- Learning and Unlearning: Structural Racism and Academic Family Medicine: Examining the Structural Barriers: Cleveland Piggot, MD and Angela Echiverri, MD
- Negotiation: Coming to Amicable Solutions That Allow People to Gain Mutual Benefit
- Advancing Allyship
September 2022:
- Survey to assess progress
- September 9, 2022 10-11:30 am CDT: Virtual meeting to touch base
November 2022:
- November 9, 2022 11 am - 1 pm CDT: virtual meeting: 10 teams present current status of their projects (10 minutes each). The meeting will conclude with an open discussion of challenges, successes, and next steps.
March 2023:
- Survey to assess progress
- March 8, 2023 11:00 am - 1 pm CDT: virtual meeting: 10 teams present current status of their projects (10 minutes each). The meeting will conclude with an open discussion of challenges, successes, and next steps.
July 2023:
- July 12, 2023 11 am - 12:30 pm CDT: virtual meeting
September 2023:
- Post project survey
- September 10, 2023 - full day n-person meeting in St Louis w/Conference on Practice and Quality Improvement. Presentation topics (in addition to presentations by dyads):
- Macro-level results from the project surveys
- Strategies for publishing results of individual projects
- Sustaining meaningful change
October - December 2023:
- Evaluation and write up of results
This Learning Collaborative is being planned and facilitated by the STFM Antiracism Task Force. In-person events may include additional invited experts. Evaluation is being managed by the Robert Graham Center.
STFM Antiracism Task Force Members:
- Tricia Elliott, MD (task force chair)
- Thomas Bishop, PsyD, MA
- Echo Buffalo (medical student, Class of 2022)
- Renee Crichlow, MD
- Edgar Figueroa, MD, MPH
- Victoria Gorski, MD
- Cleveland Piggott, Jr, MD, MPH
- Kristin Reavis, MD
- Mary Theobald, MBA
- Emily Walters
- Julia Wang, MD (resident)
