Effective engagement on issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) requires activities that promote deep introspection and group conversations that serve to complement and build upon formal DEI presentations. The arts and humanities by their nature allow for intentional and sustained reflection and have the potential to be transformative of thinking. We therefore propose that the next phase of institutional pro-equity/anti-racism efforts includes arts- and humanities-based initiatives to facilitate reflection and that serve to complement and build upon formal DEI didactic presentations, implicit bias workshops, and anti-racism training.
Elizabeth Cerceo, Monica Zimmerman, and Horace M DeLisser.
Department of Hospital Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Cooper University Healthcare, Camden, NJ, USA. cerceo-elizabeth@cooperhealth.edu.
J Gen Intern Med. 2022 Mar 1; 37 (4): 944946944-946.