Becoming an anti-racist interprofessional healthcare organization: Our journey

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Kathy Bishop, Emory University; Laurel Daniels Abbruzzese, Columbia University Irving Medical Center; Rita K Adeniran, Drexel University; Kim Dunleavy, University of Florida; Barbara Maxwell, Indiana University School of Medicine; Olaide Oluwole-Sangoseni, St. Louis University; Phyllis Simon, Columbia University; Susan S Smith, Drexel University; Lydia A Thurston, Tufts University School of Medicine
• Language: English
• Date: 2022-06-01
• Publisher: Elsevier Inc
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: © 2022 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.xjep.2022.100509
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice
• Volume: 27
• Keywords: Interprofessional healthcare; Inclusive excellence; Diversity; Equity; Anti-racist; Inclusion
• Research Categories: Health Sciences, Rehabilitation and Therapy; Health Sciences, Nursing

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic amplified the egregious disproportionate burden of disease based on race, ethnicity, and failure of organizations to address structural racism. This paper describes a journey by members of the National Academies of Practice (NAP) who came together to address diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Through collaborative efforts, a virtual, interactive workshop was designed and delivered at NAP's 2021 Virtual Forum to facilitate discussions about DEI priorities across professions and to initiate a sustainable action plan toward achieving inclusive excellence. Resulting discoveries and reflections led us to the essential question: can we truly become an anti-racist interprofessional healthcare organization?