This 2021 Annual Meeting session is presented by Nicole R. Jackson, MD, MPH from the University of Washington. Dr. Jackson will share her journey from a first-generation college graduate to a practicing forensic pathologist and medical examiner. From the intersection of gender and race, Dr. Jackson will share the social and institutional challenges faced during her training as one of three Black students in her medical school class, as one of the first Black females in her general surgery residency program, and as the first Black female graduate of her pathology residency program. She will share what attracted her to pathology and motivated her to switch careers and why she feels this needs to be better leveraged in recruitment efforts, as well as mental health and wellbeing challenges faced in her busy workplace from seeing, first-hand, the fatal outcomes of health disparities and inequities in America daily. Participants will learn obstacles faced common to underrepresented minority trainees and resources utilized to reach their goals, including mentoring and sponsorship.
Topics covered include:
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The divided and unequal US educational system
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Inclusivity, mentoring & sponsoring
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Infiltrating early educational and exposure programs
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Assessing and adjusting admissions practices
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National advocacy
Learning objectives of the session are to:
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Define underrepresented in medicine
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List aspects of Forensic Pathology that may resonate with underrepresented minority trainees
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Identify new actions your program can take to increase exposure to pathology for underrepresented minorities in the surrounding community
Faculty:
Nicole R. Jackson, MD, MPH Assistant Medical Examiner Laboratory Medicine & Pathology University of Washington Medicine
Accreditation Statement
The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians.
Credit Designation Statement
The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians.
The ASCP designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ASCP designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 CMLE credit. This activity meets CMP and state re-licensure requirements for laboratory personnel.
For questions regarding CME credit, please contact ASCP Customer Service at 1-800-267-2727, during normal business hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern Time.
Method of Participation
To complete the activity and receive credit, the participant must view the recording. CME certificates will be provided online.