Becoming an anti-racist interprofessional healthcare organization: Our journey

Kathy Lee Bishop¹, Laurel Daniels Abbruzzese², Rita K Adeniran³, Kim Dunleavy⁴, Barbara Maxwell⁵, Olaide Oluwole-Sangoseni⁶, Phyllis Simon⁷, Susan S Smith⁸, Lydia A Thurston⁹

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¹ Division of Physical Therapy, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, 1462 Clifton Road, NE, Suite 312, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
² Programs in Physical Therapy, Department of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 617 West 168th Street, Georgian Building, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
³ Advanced Role, MSN Department, College of Nursing and Health Professions, 1601 Cherry Street, MS 91046, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 19102, USA.
⁴ Department of Physical Therapy, College of Public Health & Health Professions, 1225 Center Drive, HPNP Bldg, Room #1142, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610-0154, USA.
⁵ Indiana University Interprofessional Practice and Education Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, 410 West 10th Street, Suite 1100, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.
⁶ Department of Physical Therapy, Maryville University of St. Louis, 650 Maryville University Drive, MO, 63141, USA.
⁷ Programs in Occupational Therapy, Department of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, 617 West 168th Street, Georgian Building, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
⁸ Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Nursing and Health Professions, 1601 Cherry Street, MS 91048, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 19102, USA.
⁹ Doctorate in Physical Therapy Program, Tufts University School of Medicine, 136 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA, 02111, USA.

PMID: 35284657
PMCID: PMC8898662
DOI: 10.1016/j.xjep.2022.100509

Becoming an anti-racist interprofessional healthcare organization: Our journey

Kathy Lee Bishop et al. J Interprof Educ Pract. 2022 Jun.

. 2022 Jun:27:100509.

doi: 10.1016/j.xjep.2022.100509. Epub 2022 Mar 7.

Authors

Kathy Lee Bishop¹, Laurel Daniels Abbruzzese², Rita K Adeniran³, Kim Dunleavy⁴, Barbara Maxwell⁵, Olaide Oluwole-Sangoseni⁶, Phyllis Simon⁷, Susan S Smith⁸, Lydia A Thurston⁹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Physical Therapy, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, 1462 Clifton Road, NE, Suite 312, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
² Programs in Physical Therapy, Department of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 617 West 168th Street, Georgian Building, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
³ Advanced Role, MSN Department, College of Nursing and Health Professions, 1601 Cherry Street, MS 91046, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 19102, USA.
⁴ Department of Physical Therapy, College of Public Health & Health Professions, 1225 Center Drive, HPNP Bldg, Room #1142, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610-0154, USA.
⁵ Indiana University Interprofessional Practice and Education Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, 410 West 10th Street, Suite 1100, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.
⁶ Department of Physical Therapy, Maryville University of St. Louis, 650 Maryville University Drive, MO, 63141, USA.
⁷ Programs in Occupational Therapy, Department of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, 617 West 168th Street, Georgian Building, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
⁸ Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Nursing and Health Professions, 1601 Cherry Street, MS 91048, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 19102, USA.
⁹ Doctorate in Physical Therapy Program, Tufts University School of Medicine, 136 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA, 02111, USA.

PMID: 35284657
PMCID: PMC8898662
DOI: 10.1016/j.xjep.2022.100509

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?

Keywords: Anti-racist; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Inclusive excellence; Interprofessional healthcare.

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The Anne E. Casey Foundation's 7 Key Steps to Advance Equity and Inclusion.* *Used with permission (adapted).

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