Table 3.
Retrospective pre-/postsurvey performed by the attendees regarding their knowledge and perceptions of behavior
| Responses | Strongly Agree 5 |
Agree 4 |
Neutral 3 |
Disagree 2 |
Strongly Disagree 1 |
Mean | SD | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. I always know what to say when interacting with people from different cultures. | ||||||||
| Before | 1 (2) | 10 (21) | 23 (49) | 13 (28) | 0 | 3.0 | 0.85 | 0.01 |
| After | 4 (9) | 16 (34) | 18 (38) | 8 (17) | 1 (2) | 3.4 | 0.96 | |
| 2. I am able to integrate my knowledge of bias into mentoring a student from a group underrepresented in the biomedical sciences. | ||||||||
| Before | 8 (17) | 24 (51) | 15 (32) | 0 | 0 | 3.8 | 0.63 | 0.001 |
| After | 24 (51) | 19 (40) | 4 (9) | 0 | 0 | 4.6 | 0.51 | |
| 3. I am aware of the specific obstacles that many students from groups underrepresented in the biomedical sciences encounter in graduate education. | ||||||||
| Before | 9 (19) | 23 (49) | 13 (28) | 2 (4) | 0 | 3.8 | 0.83 | 0.001 |
| After | 26 (55) | 20 (43) | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 4.6 | 0.51 | |
| 4. I am able to recognize biases and stereotypes in graduate education. | ||||||||
| Before | 7 (15) | 31 (66) | 8 (17) | 1 (2) | 0 | 3.8 | 0.79 | 0.0001 |
| After | 24 (51) | 23 (49) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.6 | 0.50 | |
| 5. I have awareness of unconscious biases. | ||||||||
| Before | 12 (28) | 32 (66) | 3 (6) | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 0.42 | 0.08 |
| After | 25 (53) | 22 (47) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.6 | 0.51 | |
| 6. I am confident in my ability to identify individuals from groups underrepresented in the biomedical sciences. | ||||||||
| Before | 16 (34) | 26 (55) | 4 (9) | 1 (2) | 0 | 4.3 | 0.71 | 0.052 |
| After | 28 (60) | 19 (40) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 0.48 | |
| 7. I respect the values of people from different cultures. | ||||||||
| Before | 19 (40) | 26 (55) | 2 (4) | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 0.32 | 0.08 |
| After | 27 (57) | 18 (38) | 2 (4) | 0 | 0 | 4.6 | 0.61 | |
| 8. I recognize a lack of diversity in the academic sciences workplace. | ||||||||
| Before | 24 (51) | 19 (40) | 2 (4) | 2 (4) | 0 | 4.3 | 0.99 | 0.08 |
| After | 27 (57) | 19 (40) | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 4.5 | 0.77 | |
| 9. I understand the importance of improving diversity in the academic sciences workplace. | ||||||||
| Before | 26 (55) | 20 (43) | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 0.52 | 0.02 |
| After | 34 (72) | 13 (28) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 0.42 | |
| 10. I am open-minded to people from different cultures. | ||||||||
| Before | 25 (53) | 21 (45) | 1 (2) | 0 | 4.5 | 0.51 | 0.17 | |
| After | 29 (62) | 18 (38) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.6 | 0.50 |
Values are no. of responses (with %responses in parentheses); n = 47 participants. Data are paired.