Allyship in Residency
This article describes the development of a 1-hour workshop aimed at helping residents understand the definition of allyship, effective allyship to patients and colleagues, and allyship differences across communities.
Forum Theater as a Teaching Tool to Combat Patient Bias
This article presents an educational activity that used an adaptation of forum theater, in which participants role-played an instance of oppression with a goal of altering the ultimate outcome. It provided them with the opportunity to develop and rehearse responses to workplace bias from patients and patient families in a way that preserved the provider-patient relationship.
Queer Mentorship Program
The Canadian Caucus of Queer and Trans Midwives hosts a queer mentorship program to support student midwives in Canada. Primarily this will work as an online/phone program with each mentor‑mentee pair deciding how and how often they will interact.
BIPOC Mentorship Program
A program launched by Toronto Metropolitan University MEP for self-identified students who are Black, Indigenous, or People of Colour (BIPOC). This program is an opportunity for BIPOC midwives to pair, share and care with the next generation of BIPOC students.
Health Equity Rounds (HER)
A unique interdisciplinary forum for practitioners across training levels to discuss and address the impact of structural racism and implicit bias on patient care.