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DRIVE: Expanded Curriculum Appraisal Tool & Resources

DRIVE is an initiative to create a representative and bias-free curriculum across all domains of research and clinical education. This DRIVE Resource Guide includes the fully revised, updated and expanded curriculum appraisal tool and additional resources

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Avocacy Training: Overview (TL:DR)

Increased desire from clinicians and educators for advocacy training in medical education Advocacy training to help tackle inequities in health care delivery
Implementation requires evidenced-based research around outcomes and analyses of necessary skill sets required for stakeholder buy-in Efforts should include standardized goals, content, and measurable outcomes
Advocacy Curricula present in 84% of primary care specialties

Over-representation of Pediatrics and Primary Care specialties could be attributed to the role accreditation plays in curriculum development

      

 

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DRIVE Committee. DRIVE: Expanded Curriculum Appraisal Tool and Resources. Published 2022. Updated July 22, 2024. https://libraryguides.umassmed.edu/drive