Presented by Do No Harm:

Implicit Bias Training for Michigan Healthcare Professionals

This course meets all statutory requirements outlined by the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) for implicit bias training under the following topic theme: Discussion of current research on implicit bias in the access to and delivery of health care services.

Presenters

Meet the Do No Harm team members who will guide you through this implicit bias training.

Dr. Stanley Goldfarb

Dr. Stanley Goldfarb is board chairman of Do No Harm. He has had a long career in academic medicine as Professor of Medicine and Associate Dean of Curriculum at the Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania. He has published over 100 articles in peer reviewed medical journals and more than 150 invited reviews and commentaries. Dr. Goldfarb founded Do No Harm after publication of his book, Take Two Aspirin and Call Me By My Pronouns: a call to action to eliminate discriminatory practices in healthcare, including elevating diversity above meritocracy in the admission of students to medical school and the hiring of faculty members. 

Laura Morgan

Laura is a Registered Nurse with a background in critical care, research, and clinical education. She advocates for medical professionalism and the highest standards of individual care.

Ian Kingsbury

Kingsbury’s past research in public policy has focused on economic development, education, and healthcare. His work has been frequently cited by regional and national media. Kingsbury received his B.A. in history and government from William & Mary, his M.A. in education policy from Teachers College, Columbia University, and his PhD in education policy from the University of Arkansas Department of Education Reform. He was previously a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy and a Research Fellow at the Empire Center for Public Policy.

Overview

The course is presented over three parts to align with the need for one hour of instruction for each year in the licensee’s renewal cycle. All participants must complete Part 1 and 2, which fulfills all LARA requirements. Part 3 is for physicians or anyone else who needs a third hour of implicit bias training for license renewal.

Part 1 of Implicit Bias Training for Michigan Professionals meets the LARA requirements for implicit bias training for licensees by reviewing the following:

  • Definitions for “implicit bias”
  • Research on implicit bias
  • Implicit Association Test (IAT)
  • Definitions for “health equity”
  • Equitable access to care
  • Health outcomes metrics
  • The evidence related to health equity
  • How Critical Race Theory (CRT) relates to implicit bias training
  • The evidence on CRT

Part 2 of Implicit Bias Training for Michigan Professionals meets the LARA requirements for implicit bias training for licensees by reviewing the following:

  • Anti-racism and how it manifests in healthcare and education
  • Serving a diverse population; “cultural competency”
  • How to mitigate the negative effects of implicit bias concepts

Part 3 of Implicit Bias Training for Michigan Professionals provides an additional hour of training for licensees who require a third hour of implicit bias training for license renewal. It is targeted to physicians and reviews the following topic areas:

  • Physicians’ views on implicit bias training
  • Kentucky Board of Nursing case study
  • Racial concordance: How it relates to implicit bias concepts