Confronting U.S. History: We Must End Racism to End Health Disparities
Overview
This module is entitled, Confronting US History: We Must End Racism to End Health Disparities. It features an interactive question and answer session between Dr. Maranda Ward and racial scholar and Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of The 1619 Project, Nikole Hannah-Jones.
We know racism impacts health and is at the foundation of unfair health differences. But when we talk about racism- there may be different understandings of what this is. In this module, we discuss why of all professions, the history (and enduring legacy) of U.S. racism remains a relevant and worthy discussion for clinicians. This ongoing discussion is especially critical for the work of clinicians committed to providing equitable health care that addresses the unique health needs of this country at this time.
Commercial Support
This accredited CE activity was supported by an independent medical education grant from Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Target Audience
This training targets Primary Care Practitioners (PCPs) in training or in practice who work in family practice or internal medicine as registered nurses (RN), nurse practitioners (NP), physician assistants (PA), medical doctors (MD), osteopathic medicine doctors (DO) or in the field of dentistry. This includes the pipeline of health professions students in clinical rotations.
Learning Objectives
Upon conclusion of this program, participants should be able to:
- Relate the history of U.S. slavery to poor health outcomes among Black subpopulations; and
- Recognize the enduring impact of racism as an ongoing threat to health equity.
Nikole Hannah-Jones, MA
Nikole Hannah-Jones, MA is the Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of the 1619 Project and a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine. The book version of The 1619 Project was an instant #1 New York Times bestseller. Hannah-Jones has spent her career investigating racial inequality and injustice, and her reporting has earned her the MacArthur Fellowship, known as the Genius grant, a Peabody Award, two George Polk Awards and the National Magazine Award three times. She also serves as the Knight Chair of Race and Journalism at Howard University, where she is founding the Center for Journalism & Democracy. Hannah-Jones is also the co-founder of the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting, which seeks to increase the number of investigative reporters and editors of color, and this year she opened the 1619 Freedom School, a free, afterschool literacy program in her hometown of Waterloo, Iowa. Hannah-Jones holds a Master of Arts in Mass Communication from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and earned her BA in History and African-American studies from the University of Notre Dame.
Maranda C. Ward, Ed.D, MPH
Maranda C. Ward, Ed.D, MPH, is an assistant professor and director of equity in the Department of Clinical Research and Leadership in the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dr. Ward is an expert in advancing anti-racism efforts within health professions education and in designing curricula to enable students and faculty to competently promote health and racial equity in practice. Her research focuses on diversity, equity, inclusion, justice and antiracism educational interventions as well as stakeholder-engaged community-focused studies on HIV, Black women's health, and youth identity. As a member of the DC Center for AIDS Research (DC CFAR), she is the principal investigator on Two in One: HIV and COVID Screening & Testing Model that allows her to lead a national research-based educational intervention for primary care practitioners to routinize screenings for HIV, PrEP/PEP, and the COVID vaccine. This research will lead to a set of policy recommendations for overall practice-based changes for all patients and culturally responsive messaging for racial, ethnic, sexual and gender minoritized patients. She is also skilled in the application of participatory action research methods.
We would like to acknowledge the significant contributions of Nikhil Kalita, BS and Sadhana Matheswaran for their roles in researching, compiling, and editing content for this 9-part course series.
Physicians
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ABIM MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION (MOC)
Successful completion of this CME activity enables the participant to earn up to 1.00 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.
PHARMACISTS & Pharmacy Technicians
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
ACPE#: 0536-0000-22-013-H99-P
ACPE#: 0536-0000-22-013-H99-T
Release Date: January 11, 2023
Expiration Date: January 11, 2026
CE Credits: 1.00 (0.1 CEUs)
Other Healthcare Professionals
A certificate of participation will be provided to all other healthcare professionals.
Many credentialing bodies such as the ANCC, AANP, and AAPA) accept certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME. If you have doubts whether an activity will qualify for CE, please contact your certifying organization for clarification on credit eligibility.
Available Credit
- 1.00 ACPE PharmacistThe George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 1.00 Completion
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