Interview season is just around the corner! Program Directors, faculty, residents and staff will be focused on assessing and recruiting the best trainees for their programs. With that, let's take a look at strategies to remove bias from the recruitment process as well as in medical education.

Pre-work: Please complete the Harvard Implicit Association Test (https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html) and select "RACE IAT". 

Learning Objectives:

After attending this session, learners should be able to:

• Recognize how implicit bias and structural racism affect our assessment, recruitment and retention of trainees and the delivery of trainee medical education.
• Describe key definitions and concepts of implicit bias, levels of racism, and the connection between implicit bias and structural racism.
• List strategies to interrupt implicit bias and structural racism in medical education and work toward a more diverse healthcare workforce.

Resources:

Gender Bias Calculator for Letters of Recommendations: slowe.github.io/genderbias

National Equity Project Toolkits: nationalequityproject.org/resources/tools

UCSF Office of Diversity and Outreach: diversity.ucsf.edu/resources/overview