The Haunted Curriculum: Engaging Present-Day Violence in the Education of Health Professional

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

As the health professions education (HPE) fields pivot towards justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI), it's crucial to address and understand how power hierarchies within learning environments affect learners. This session introduces the concept of the haunted curriculum to explore how learners are impacted by persistent forms of oppression and injustice, such as racism and ableism. Through an examination of two distinct training environments, we illustrate how violent histories continue to influence current educational practices and experiences. Audiences will gain tools to evaluate their own learning environments to ensure that they are not causing further injustice and harm to learners when addressing JEDI content.

Sub Unit

• Division I - Education in the Professions

Chair

• Constance R. Tucker, Oregon Health and Science University

Papers

• Attending to Hauntings in Medical Education: How a Poverty Simulation Caused Injury to Learners During a Course About Professional Identity Formation - Jennifer Karlin, University of California - San Francisco

• Traces, Erosion, and Erasure that Haunt Curricular Efforts in Health Professions Education - Constance R. Tucker, Oregon Health and Science University

• Orchestrating Mental Health Care and Belonging: A Haunted Endeavor - David Ansari, University of Illinois at Chicago

Discussants

• David Ansari, University of Illinois at Chicago

• Jennifer Karlin, University of California - San Francisco