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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

Lifelong Learning Resources

Professional Development
  • AAMC Group on Diversity and Inclusion - The Group on Diversity and Inclusion (GDI) supports the efforts of AAMC-member institutions and academic medicine to realize the benefits of diversity and inclusion in medicine and biomedical sciences.

  • AAMC Unconscious Bias Resources for Health Professionals - The AAMC provides resources and trainings to assist institutions to meet their goals around addressing unconscious biases.

  • AAMC The Principles of Trustworthiness - These resources outline the 10 Principles of Trustworthiness that health organizations can to guide best practices for community engagement and movement towards health equity and justice.

  • UMMS Diversity and Inclusion Office - The Diversity and Inclusion Office (DIO) is the primary vehicle for guiding the diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts of the academic health sciences center.

  • Northwestern Social Determinants of Health Curriculum - Northwestern University has created an educational collection of materials addressing topics related to health equity and social determinants of health for nursing, medical, and allied health students as well as general health care audiences.

Publishing Resources
Journal Articles

Bochatay, N., Bajwa, N. M., Ju, M., Appelbaum, N. P., & van Schaik, S. M. (2022). Towards equitable learning environments for medical education: Bias and the intersection of social identities. Medical education56(1), 82–90. https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.14602

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