Submitted by Maxine Harney on

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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Amarachukwu Okoye replied on

Interesting 

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Elaine Eicher replied on

interesting

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Kimberly Gerber replied on

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Tyler Newman replied on

It was nice to see other departments represented.

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Wankyse Jocelyn Revolus replied on

The only thing that can stop you from getting a job is your qualification and your ability to do the job. 

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Heather Buccini replied on

i agree

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Aimee Carew-Lyons replied on

Loved the scenarios.  It really helped looking at all perspectives and how to react to the different issues going on.

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Michaela Barbagallo replied on

Agreed!

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Kelley McLellan replied on

I agree that all scenarios were important to look at because you get different perspective. 

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Kimberly Gerber replied on

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Rebecca Schulman replied on

I appreciated the scenarios. Well done and realistic.

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James Liebowitz replied on

Guide others through behavior rather than words. Inspire others to copy your behavior. Erase racism!

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Alyssa Faro replied on

Helpful and timely for staff on our unit. Could use more to actually help staff know next steps

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Samuel Goldhaber replied on

One of the most awkward but effective ways to end racism.

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Lindsay Harris replied on

Continue to highlight and call out microaggressions.

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James Liebowitz replied on

Ending racism requires managers to lead by example. The purpose of leadership is to be the change you want to see in your organization.

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James Liebowitz replied on

Look in the mirror, and be the brave person you always wanted to be! 

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Ryan Sullivan replied on

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Pamela Williams replied on

Good video to better understand racism in the workplace. 

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Nicole Eichel Belair replied on

Would like to see the series continued

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Susan Garrels replied on

Loved the course

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Ryan Stoddard replied on

Enjoyed the scenarios.

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Almas Tamouni replied on

<p>Yes good training</p>

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Christie Lucente replied on

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

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Benjamin Silverman replied on

very powerful vignettes/examples shared

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Robert Masiello replied on

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

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Kathryn James replied on

Inspiring me to start conversations at work. 

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Tamara Welikson replied on

I agree, very informative. 

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Vincent Tevnan replied on

Agreed

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Melanie Orlowski replied on

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

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Melanie Orlowski replied on

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

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Marina,M.D. Vivero 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. 

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Eileen Searle 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. 

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Rehana Rahman 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. 

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Bernelle Jean Baptiste replied on

Change will take time but definitely doable 

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Bernelle Jean Baptiste replied on

Change will take time but definitely doable 

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Linda Riley 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

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.

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John Haag replied on

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

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Jaime Chaves replied on

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

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