B4

B4: Working and Teaching with Active Racial Awareness

Session speaker(s):
Professor Olanrewaju Sorinola
Dr Imogen Davies
Dr Catherine Bennett
Dr Laura McDonaugh
Dr Nariell Morrison
Jessica Quimpo
Mohammed Sahir

Session objectives:

• To be able to recognise racism in educational settings
• To consider how you might respond to racism in educational settings
• To share our experiences of setting up and running our workshops in active racial awareness

Session summary:
This session showcases work done at Warwick Medical School to increase awareness of, and appropriate responses to, racism. It is not a ‘usual’ equality and diversity workshop. Arising from our work on the Attainment Gap, we cover information about racism, support, and tips on responding well integrated with scenario discussion.    

Session hosted by:
Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick

Session theme:
Core values of medical educators

Target audience group:
Managers
Administration
Academics
Policy Makers
Anyone interested in addressing racism in educational settings and the attainment gap.

Target care sector:
Undergraduate education