Engaging Allyship: Foundational Equity Practice Skills (IDEAS) - September 24

Inclusive cultures are the product of skill development and practice. It is critical that leaders and practitioners develop core equity skills that foster inclusive behaviors, and every individual must start with foundations. Core equity practice skills are an expanded interpersonal competency framework where all individuals engage and accept responsibility for inclusion, belonging, and anti-racism.

This interactive webinar addresses the importance of foundational equity skills and why they are critical to organizational cultures of safety, inclusion, and wellbeing. This learning opportunity outlines diversity, equity, and inclusion principles and values and establishes foundational behaviors that everyone can apply within their respective institutional roles.

The webinar has a practical focus and addresses:

1. How individuals can manage their activation and discomfort in challenging conversations.
2. Avoiding disruptive behaviors that may cause harm through foundational awareness and skills building.
3. Modeling of alternative value-aligned behaviors, including restorative interpersonal practices.
4. Supporting individuals impacted by harmful behavior.

Learning objectives:

1. Identify the need for foundational equity practice in medical education and healthcare. 
2. Discuss the role of equity practice in transformational change for organizations.
3. Describe foundational equity practice behaviors.
4. Explore, apply, and review foundational equity practice skills.

About IDEAS
The AAMC IDEAS (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Anti-racism) Learning Series provides actionable information about DEI strategies that you can put into practice to become a more effective and successful leader, educator, and member of the academic medicine community.