Equitable Recruitment Practices


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Date & Location
Thursday, September 1, 2022, 12:00 AM - Monday, September 1, 2025, 11:59 PM, On Demand

Overview

Internet Enduring Material sponsored by Stanford University School of Medicine. Presented by Office of Faculty Development and Diversity at Stanford University School of Medicine. This CME activity provides education on equitable recruitment practices for faculty and graduate medical education (GME) trainees in the academic medicine workplace. Participants will be provided with an overview of equitable recruitment principles to apply throughout the search process, and can select to focus specifically on faculty search, GME recruitment, or both. Case studies with examples of application in specific academic medicine contexts will enable learners to understand how to apply the content into their own unique environments.


Registration

  Release Date: September 01, 2022
  Expiration Date: September 01, 2025
  Estimated Time to Complete:  25 minutes
  Registration Fee: Free

Click the Begin to launch the course.  Recommended to take Unconscious Bias in Medicine course prior to this course.


Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.50 hours), ABA MOCA Part 2 (0.50 hours), ABIM MOC Part 2 (0.50 hours), ABOHNS MOC Part II (0.50 hours), ABPath MOC Part II (0.50 hours), ABS CC (0.50 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (0.50 hours)

Target Audience
Specialties - Non-clinical
Professions - Non-Physician, Physician

Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  1. Define ways in which everyday biases, both interpersonal and systemic, may impact recruitment and hiring
  2. Identify examples of common challenges to equitable recruitment practices
  3. Identify interpersonal and organizational solutions and strategies to build an equitable recruitment process

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Stanford Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.  

Credit Designation 
American Medical Association (AMA) 
Stanford Medicine designates this Enduring Material for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

American Board of Anesthesia MOC Credit 
This activity contributes to the CME component of the American Board of Anesthesiology’s redesigned Maintenance of Certification in AnesthesiologyTM (MOCA®) program, known as MOCA 2.0®. Please consult the ABA website, www.theABA.org, for a list of all MOCA 2.0 requirements. 

American Board of Internal Medicine MOC Credit 
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 0.50 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery MOC Credit
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn their required annual part II self-assessment credit in the American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery’s Continuing Certification program (formerly known as MOC). It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of recognizing participation. 

American Board of Pediatrics MOC Credit 
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn up to 0.50 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.

American Board of Surgery MOC/CC Credit 
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME [and Self-Assessment requirements] of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit. 

MOC Participation Threshold

Learner completes the online workshop, credits will be awarded upon completion.


Additional Information

Accessibility Statement
 Stanford University School of Medicine is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.  If you have needs that require special accommodations, please contact CME.

Cultural and Linguistic Competency
The planners and speakers of this CME activity have been encouraged to address cultural issues relevant to their topic area for the purpose of complying with California Assembly Bill 1195. Moreover, the Stanford University School of Medicine Multicultural Health Portal contains many useful cultural and linguistic competency tools including culture guides, language access information and pertinent state and federal laws.  You are encouraged to visit the Multicultural Health Portal: https://laneguides.stanford.edu/multicultural-health

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