Formal Curricula |
|
Percentage that answered ‘Yes’ |
Number |
|
Taken a seminar on minority health |
52.3 % |
1856 |
|
Participated in a cultural awareness course/workshop |
75.7 % |
2686 |
|
Completed an implicit association test (IAT) of unconscious racial bias |
24.5 % |
869 |
|
|
Mean (SD) |
Minimum |
Maximum |
Hours of training devoted to communication skills |
28.97 (16.56) |
0 |
50 |
Hours of training devoted to partnership-building skills |
18.29 (15.32) |
0 |
50 |
Hours of training devoted to racial disparities in health care |
13.85 (11.82) |
0 |
50 |
Hours of training devoted to identifying cultural customs that might affect clinical care |
13.49 (11.57) |
0 |
50 |
Hours of training devoted to the potential effect of unintended racial bias on the care you provide |
8.81 (10.23) |
0 |
50 |
Hours of training devoted to seeing things from your patient’s perspective |
21.08 (15.40) |
0 |
50 |
How prepared are you to handle a patient from a culture different from your own |
4.09 (.78) |
1 |
5 |
Self-efficacy regarding providing care for black patients (scale) |
3.69 (.67) |
1 |
5 |
Informal Curricula |
|
Percentage that answered ‘Yes’ |
Number |
|
Ever heard residents or attendings make negative comments about black patients |
48.7 % |
1728 |
|
|
Mean (SD) |
Minimum |
Maximum |
Learning Orientation to Racial Relations Scale |
5.39 (.50) |
1 |
7 |
Racial Climate Scale: Racial Tension Subscale |
3.17 (1.44) |
1 |
7 |
Racial Climate Scale: Medical School Effort Subscale |
5.61 (1.17) |
1 |
7 |
Interracial Contact |
|
Percentage |
Number |
|
How much interaction with black medical students |
1 None |
3.0 |
107 |
|
2 Little |
26.1 |
925 |
|
3 Some |
39.0 |
1385 |
|
4 Substantial |
29.9 |
1059 |
|
Favorability of interaction with black medical students |
1 Very unfavorable |
.6 |
23 |
|
2 Unfavorable |
1.8 |
65 |
|
3 Favorable |
41.8 |
1481 |
|
4 Very favorable |
53.0 |
1880 |
|
How much interaction with black faculty, attending physicians and residents |
1 None |
2.6 |
91 |
|
2 Little |
32.6 |
1158 |
|
3 Some |
43.6 |
1545 |
|
4 Substantial |
19.2 |
682 |
|
Favorability of interaction with black faculty, attending physicians and residents |
1 Very unfavorable |
.5 |
17 |
|
2 Unfavorable |
1.4 |
49 |
|
3 Favorable |
42.9 |
1520 |
|
4 Very favorable |
52.4 |
1860 |
|
How much interaction with black allied health staff |
1 None |
3.7 |
133 |
|
2 Little |
17.1 |
606 |
|
3 Some |
35.7 |
1266 |
|
4 Substantial |
41.4 |
1468 |
|
Favorability of interaction with black allied health staff |
1 Very unfavorable |
1.0 |
37 |
|
2 Unfavorable |
4.9 |
174 |
|
3 Favorable |
50.4 |
1787 |
|
4 Very favorable |
40.3 |
1429 |
|
How much Interaction with black clerical, administrative and secretarial staff |
1 None |
2.3 |
83 |
|
2 Little |
15.0 |
532 |
|
3 Some |
33.2 |
1178 |
|
4 Substantial |
47.4 |
1682 |
|
Favorability of interaction with black clerical, administrative and secretarial staff |
1 Very unfavorable |
1.5 |
54 |
|
2 Unfavorable |
7.2 |
256 |
|
3 Favorable |
48.4 |
1715 |
|
4 Very favorable |
39.9 |
1415 |
|