Use of interactive theater for faculty development in multicultural medical education

Abstract

A workshop using interactive theater was effective in training faculty to facilitate small-group discussions about multicultural issues. This approach emphasizes and models the need to foster critical consciousness in medical education.

Reducing Implicit Bias Through Curricular Interventions

“…A variety of faculty development efforts including incorporation of interactive theater techniques by one institution helped increase faculty capacity to facilitate potentially challenging discussions on diversity and social justice issues with students. 9 Boscardin et al 10 also found positive change in student attitudes' towards working with underserved populations with increased experience in competency training and community field work experiences.…”

Using Film in Multicultural and Social Justice Faculty Development: Scenes from Crash

“…We have used a similar approach in faculty development and learning experiences to stimulate critical discussions on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic class. 10,16 The selected scenes are as follows:• Scene 1. (Part 1) An Iranian immigrant and his daughter are seeking to purchase a firearm from a Caucasian pawnshop owner.…”

Effectiveness of Prenatal Screening for Substance Use: Critical Consciousness, A Promising Curriculum for Compassionate Screening

“…The University of Michigan Medical School has implemented a critical consciousness-based curriculum for medical students since 2003 [38][39][40][41][42][43]. Such an exercise can be used to gather evidence for the influence of training on how the physicians will properly perform PSSU.…”