Creating an Inclusive Learning Environment with Dr. Amy Cowan Part 1

Dr. Cowan is an internist at the VA in Salt Lake City, UT.  Listen to our discussion about diversity, discrimination, and inclusive teaching practices.  What were some of Dr. Cowan's early career experiences around discrimination?  How does she create an inclusive clinical learning environment?  What does she do when racist remarks are made about trainees?  This episode is part one of our discussion.

To learn more, check out Dr. Cowan's JAMA article on calling out inappropriate behavior by patients and their families: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2701633.

She also suggests the Scene On Radio podcast https://www.sceneonradio.org/seeing-white/ and the book, White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo.