This bystander education course will provide employees with an understanding of how interpersonal racism continues to support and maintain systemic racism. Through scenario-based learning, participants will develop skills for recognizing racial bias and confronting discrimination. An overview of related Human Resources policies and practices will be given to support employees in actively dismantling racism within Mass General Brigham.

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Randheer Shailam replied on

Would like to see the series continued

Nicole Eichel Belair replied on

Loved the course

Susan Garrels replied on

Enjoyed the scenarios.

Ryan Stoddard replied on

<p>Yes good training</p>

Almas Tamouni replied on

Appreciate the course and agree the scenarios are well done and applicable.

Christie Lucente replied on

very powerful vignettes/examples shared

Benjamin Silverman replied on

Helpful scenarios which shows the impact subtle day to day racism can have on patient care

Robert Masiello replied on

Inspiring me to start conversations at work. 

Kathryn James replied on

I agree, very informative. 

Tamara Welikson replied on

Agreed

Vincent Tevnan replied on

Eye opening and helpful scenarios to assist in day-to-day operations. 

Melanie Orlowski replied on

Helpful scenarios to assist with day-to-day operations. 

Melanie Orlowski replied on

We have a lot of work to do. Individual efforts on the part of aggrieved individuals are good, but it's not entirely up to victims of interpersonal and structural racism to do all the work - we (white people) have to recognize our own shortcomings and actively seek to improve ourselves. Most of the scenarios in the course essentially consisted of white people making mistakes and then being taught by the recipients of their ill behavior. That's a good introduction to these concepts, but we need to do better than that. We can't wait until we act poorly and then passively expect someone else to come and show us the right way. 

Marina,M.D. Vivero replied on

I completely agree, this is a starting point, but puts substantial ownership on individuals and particularly seems to rely on people advocating for themselves or their colleagues and does not explore a systematic and thoughtful approach to identifying opportunities for improvement at an organizational level. 

Eileen Searle replied on

I agree with the response above; it is a good starting point, but it has to be a top down model, we need to see a structural shift in the organization. 

Rehana Rahman replied on

Change will take time but definitely doable 

Bernelle Jean Baptiste replied on

Change will take time but definitely doable 

Bernelle Jean Baptiste replied on

I agree with the above comment.  It must be exhausting to have to continually respond to and educate people about their behavior.  We need to slow down and think about the impact of pour words before we speak.  Once spoken, they are out there forever and the hurt remains, even if we apologize.

Linda Riley replied on

I agree with the above comment.  It has to be exhausting to continually respond to and educate people about their words and actions.  We need to slow down and think about the consequences of our words before we speak, because once said, they can't be taken back.

Linda Riley replied on

This was an effective beginning but it will have little impact if we don't take action when such incidents occur.

John Haag replied on

I agree maybe if we had mandated training courses given by HR this could help with the change.

Jaime Chaves replied on

I appreciated this training and agree that the portrayals seemed to put a lot of the work on the victims and POC when the effort needs to be made by all. 

Amy Baughman replied on

This was a terrific course.  I learned a lot about racism and what I can do to contribute to dismantling racism at MGH.

Christopher McDougle replied on

I learned a lot about racism, especially through the scenarios

Adam Sodano replied on

Superb content.  Very applicable and guidance was thoughtful, actionable.

Charles Morris replied on

Timely and well produced.

Ross Baldessarini replied on

Well done and important for everyone to reflect how we can continue to improve ourselves and work place 

Evangeline Galvez replied on

The videos were well done, engaged the audience and were thought-provoking.

Paula Bolton replied on

varied modules are great 

Clare Norton replied on

Good course with real life examples of micro aggressions/racism. Valuable for all in the system.

Amy,Atc,Lmt Leonard replied on

Some very real examples that was interesting to see from other perspectives.

Jessica Meiley replied on

I appreciated how it was emphasized that these scenarios are based on real incidents that happen within our system. I have sometimes heard the sentiment that racism isn't a problem at MGH and that simply isn't true.

Lisa Philpotts replied on

Agreed! It definitely can always be worked on. 

Sabrina Elbach replied on

Great scenario-based presentation giving examples across a variety of roles within the hospital setting.

Kristina Stjernfeldt replied on

I appreciate these opportunities to reflect and learn more about how priviliege has unjustly benefited me and how important it is that I paly an active role in dismantling systems that were designed to work against others

Jason Lucey replied on

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Ryan Sullivan replied on

horrified by some of these scenarios. But glad that it is being addressed.

Kathleen Thangaraj replied on

I was so glad they did this again this year- and I hope it continues. It’s a great course

Jennifer Scalia replied on

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