Inclusive Educator Certificate Program
As part of the teaching and learning certificate series, the Inclusive Educator series is designed to advance excellence in health professions education by:
- Enhancing the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of faculty in health professions education
- Promoting the development of change agents and educational leaders who will promote the scholarship of education at UC Davis Health
- Promoting the personal and professional development of faculty to meet the educational goals, mission, and values of our institution, with the ultimate purpose of providing service and socially responsive and responsible care for the communities we serve
Registration and Certification Processes
Attendees will need to register for individual workshops in the series. To receive a certificate, participants will need to complete all required courses within one year. Participants are not required to obtain a certificate; they are able to simply attend courses for professional development.
Program Directors
- Piri Ackerman-Barger, Ph.D.
- Cara Sandholdt, Ph.D.
Location: Combination of In-Person, Virtual, and On-Demand Sessions. All in-person sessions are held at the UC Davis Health Campus.
Target Audience: UC Davis Health Faculty and Professional Clinical Educators
The University of California, Davis, Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
If you have already completed any of the on-demand modules, please send proof of completion to Faculty and Professional Development for credit towards the Teaching Certificate.
Please direct any questions regarding this series to Faculty and Professional Development at: hs-ucdhsfacultydevelopment@ucdavis.edu
Series Sessions
The following sessions will be held in-person unless otherwise indicated. These sessions are not recorded and must be attended live for credit.
Introduction and How Education Excellence Can Graduate Equity-Minded Healthcare Practitioners
Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 12-2 p.m.
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Describe foundational concepts of diversity, equity, inclusion, and health equity as they relate to healthcare education and patient outcomes.
- Recognize the influence of historical and structural factors on the development of current healthcare workforce disparities and educational policies.
- Identify strategies used in healthcare education to support equity-mindedness, including inclusive teaching, holistic admissions, and student support services.
The University of California, Davis, Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses
For the purpose of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME.
Physician Assistants
Physician Assistants may claim a maximum of 2.0 Category 1 credits for completing this activity. The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society.
From Code to Care: AI's Potential in Advancing Health Equity within Value-Based Care (Virtual)
Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 12-2 p.m.
Presented by: Ashish Abraham, M.D., MBA
As healthcare transitions to value-based care, AI is emerging as a powerful tool in advancing equitable health outcomes. From prescriptive analytics to personalized treatment pathways, AI-driven solutions are bridging care gaps, reducing disparities, and improving outcomes for historically underserved populations. AI, however, is not without its challenges and pitfalls and it is imperative that it is implemented in a way that addresses the critical challenges of access, affordability and quality of care especially to patients that are most vulnerable and marginalized. This session will delve into the history of AI in healthcare, its strengths and its weaknesses, most recent advances in multimodal and generative AI, and strategies for clinical adoption of AI in ways that minimize its negative impacts while optimizing health equity and access.
Available for participation credit only.
Teaching Students, Not Just Content (Virtual)
Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 12-2 p.m.
Presented by: Bryan Dewsbury, Ph.D.
What we all want is for students to enter our campuses and classrooms and leave as successful individuals having mastered enough knowledge to either prepare them for a more technical step or for the workforce. We also want them to have certain civic virtues like kindness, compassion, empathy, the ability to listen and embrace those virtues as key to a continuously improving society. In this talk I will describe how teaching students is a mindset that makes us responsible for more than students' technical growth. Specific examples will be provided from the classroom and suggestions for assessment and scaling.
Available for participation credit only.
Teaching and Cultural Humility (Virtual)
Wednesday, June 4, 2025, 12-2 p.m.
In this session we will make visible often unspoken social scripts we hold for “The Other” and for ourselves that may impact our encounters and service to others. We will outline key components of Cultural Humility as an approach to interrupt these scripts of inequality.
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Describe the shift from cultural competence to cultural humility in healthcare and education.
- Recognize how trauma impacts learning, care, and professional relationships.
- Identify core principles of equity-minded and trauma-informed practice.
The University of California, Davis, Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses
For the purpose of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME.
Physician Assistants
Physician Assistants may claim a maximum of 2.0 Category 1 credits for completing this activity. The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society.
On-Demand Video Modules
A link to the video modules will be sent to all registrants. All required modules must be completed within one year of the start of the program.
Addressing Microaggressions in the Health Professions
Microaggressions are subtle statements and behaviors that unconsciously communicate denigrating messages to individuals or groups based on some aspect of their identity (Nadal, 2011, Sue, 2010). Using examples, data and robust models backed by research, participants in this training will learn how to define, identify and address microaggressions in the health environment. As a result of attending this training, learners will be better equipped to improve patient care and long-term health outcomes in the clinical setting.
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Define microaggressions
- Identify the role of each member involved in microaggression (Recipient, Source, and Bystander)
- Discuss the nature of the microaggression including how it could have hurtful impact on the recipients, bystanders, and/or community
- Analyze the historical, structural, and cultural context of the microaggression
- Explore how the recipient and the source may be viewing the situation differently
- Discuss responses from each member involved in the interaction that could build inclusive excellence, repair and reestablish relationships, and restore or protect reputations
The University of California, Davis, Health designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses
For the purpose of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME.
Physician Assistants
Physician Assistants may claim a maximum of 1.0 Category 1 credits for completing this activity. The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society.
Education Equity and Inclusion Classrooms: Understanding How Stereotype Threat Impacts Health Professions Students
This course is designed for leaders in a clinical learning environment. Using data and examples from current published research on stereotype threat susceptibility, participants will learn to define, recognize and address stereotype threat among their learners. They will also learn how to help mitigate stereotype threat using the growth mindset, high standard feedback, metacognition and other verified techniques.
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Define the term stereotype threat
- Recognize the potential mental, emotional and cognitive responses to stereotype threat
- Describe the detrimental effect that stereotype threat can have on learning outcomes in classroom and clinical learning environments
- Discuss strategies for mitigating the activation of stereotype threat in health professions students
- Explore strategies for supporting students experiencing negative emotions and outcomes related to stereotype threat
The University of California, Davis, Health designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses
For the purpose of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME.
Physician Assistants
Physician Assistants may claim a maximum of 0.75 Category 1 credits for completing this activity. The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society.
Teaching the Science of Racial Health Disparities
This course will provide participants with the ability to help their learners develop knowledge, skills and desire to advance health equity, recognize themselves as informed and capable drivers of change, and integrate a health equity approach into clinical practice.
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Develop instructional materials and activities that provoke critical questions about social determinants of health, health inequities and health disparities
- Implement teaching strategies that underscore that health outcomes are the result of health inequities embedded within societal and/or systemic context rather than any assumption of biological inferiority or simply the result of choices of individuals.
- Graduate Equity minded healthcare professionals who are poised to ameliorate health disparities at both the practice and policy levels
The University of California, Davis, Health designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses
For the purpose of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME.
Physician Assistants
Physician Assistants may claim a maximum of 1.25 Category 1 credits for completing this activity. The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society.