Meeting Details

This interactive workshop will feature compelling video stories from physicians of color about their experiences studying and practicing medicine in Minnesota. Through critical dialogue and reflection, this workshop will inspire understanding, compassion, and the motivation to work toward an anti-racist culture of medicine in Minnesota.

There is an increasing need to promote anti-racism in medicine in Minnesota. Research shows that discrimination in the workplace is associated with negative implications relating to career advancement and satisfaction, physical and mental health, well-being, and burnout. Efforts to create inclusive and equitable environments must acknowledge the harmful effects of racism, microaggressions, and implicit bias. This means centering the perspectives of those most impacted by racism in medicine and uplifting their diverse narratives. This interactive workshop will feature compelling video stories from physicians of color about their experiences studying and practicing medicine in Minnesota. Through critical dialogue and reflection, it will inspire understanding, compassion, and the motivation to work toward an anti-racist culture of medicine in Minnesota.