Evaluating the presentation of the construct of "race" in medical education using an inter-rater reliability methodology /
In the United States, it is well documented that there are significant health disparities between Blacks and Whites. There is now an emerging body of research investigating why racial health disparities exist. Empirical evidence of the role of racial bias and racism as drivers of racial disparities...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
SAGE Publications Ltd,
2020.
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| Series: | SAGE Research Methods Cases: Medicine and Health.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | In the United States, it is well documented that there are significant health disparities between Blacks and Whites. There is now an emerging body of research investigating why racial health disparities exist. Empirical evidence of the role of racial bias and racism as drivers of racial disparities in health and health care is growing, including the role of medical education, broadly. To date, there are only a few studies that examine the role, if any, of medical education and medical curricula on the formation of racial bias in medical students. A potential first step in evaluating the role of medical education is to understand how race is presented to and contextualized with medical students. Here, we present the results of a medical student-led analysis of the textual presentation of race, including the context within which it was presented (e.g., biological, social, or neutral), in lecture slides in a public medical school with a majority minoritized student population. In addition, we calculate inter-rater reliability of the rating method, which combined methodologies previously applied in similar analyses. In this report, we describe the implementation of the analysis, focusing on the methodology to assess reliability, as well as the feasibility and acceptability of the method, including obstacles faced in conducting the analysis. Ensuring raters understand the scope and definitions of codes before coding and having institutional allies and collaborators can improve the efficiency of a project. Next steps include applying our methodology to basic science courses and different learning modalities (e.g., podcasts). We hope to develop a more comprehensive and holistic methodology in assessing social constructs in medical education. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781529712742 1529712742 |