Measuring DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) Awareness, Empowerment, and Action Orientation: Validation of the Health Professions Educators DEI Scale

• In Event: Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Insights, Perspectives, and Challenges From Professions Education

Abstract

Educating students in health occupations about the need to consider diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in their practice can lead to improved health care outcomes. Measuring health professions educators’ (HPE) considerations of DEI in their teaching practice is one step toward understanding how disparity is addressed in their courses. This proposal describes the examination of the psychometric properties of the Health Professions Educators Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Scale (HPE DEI). Data was analyzed using exploratory factor analysis resulting in a three-factor structure measuring awareness, empowerment, and action orientation of HPEs as they address issues of DEI in their teaching. The HPE DEI scale provides a nuanced way to explore the competencies necessary for effectively considering DEI in educational settings.

Authors

• Peggy Gesing, Old Dominion University

• R. Jason Lynch, Appalachian State University

• Amanda K. Burbage, Old Dominion University