Excerpt from WYSO
Two Wright State University professors have received a nearly $750,000 grant to expand an antiracism and social justice training program in the Boonshoft School of Medicine.
The program will utilize a unique form of dialogue to create an understanding between participants. It’s the first time this type of dialogue has been used in the medical field, according to the professors.
Keith Reisinger-Kindle, D.O., an assistant professor and associate program director of obstetrics and gynecology, and Erica Taylor, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics, were the selected professors.
They were awarded $743,769 to further the program. The grant will last three years.
It focuses on something called intergroup dialogue. In it, a small, diverse group will get together and share their perspectives about society and their places in it.
The goal is to foster an understanding of different perspectives, which ultimately could reduce barriers to healthcare.
“It’s not the traditional lecture where you have someone standing and talking to you about a topic that they’re an expert in or they have perspectives on,” Taylor said. “But rather you having an active conversation about society in general and how your place in society is reflected from yourself through the lens of others.”
