Racial Disparity in the NICU

Implicit Bias and Health Disparities Education in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

“…For example, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education mandates training in cultural competency, 3,4 and the recently revised Clinical Learning Environment Review guidelines have specified that programs should improve learner and faculty education in health care disparities, social determinants of health, and cultural humility. 5 In addition, organizations such as the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), 6 the Association of American Medical Colleges, 7 and the National Association of Neonatal Nurses, 8 have specifically called for IB training of the health care workforce as a critical initiative to achieve equitable neonatal care. Though a promising framework for designing curricula on IB exists, 9 operationalizing this into practical, populationspecific content is infrequently done.…”