RREM Session Topics

The Respect, Responsibility and Empowerment in Medicine (RREM) curriculum includes four foundational sessions for all new interns during orientation, and continues with monthly training sessions throughout PGY1, PGY2, PGY3, and PGY4. The RREM Steering and Executive Committees work to make sure the content of each session remains current. Session topics are shown below.

Orientation

• Racism in Medicine
• Racism in Psychiatry
• Social Determinants of Health
• Upstander Training
 

Year 1

• Bias in Medical Documentation
• Cultural Formulation Interview
• Supporting members of the Latinx immigrant community
• Difficult Conversations About Race (Edutainment Session)
• Issues Related to the AAPI Community
• Providing Trauma Informed Care
• Bias in the Corrections System
• Introduction to Broaching
• Allyship and Advocacy 
 

Year 2

• Utilizing the Self Assessment for Modification of Anti-Racism Tool (SMART)
• Bias in Trainee Evaluations (Two-part series)
• Sexism in Medicine (Edutainment Session)
• Confronting Bias with Patients and Staff in Difficult Clinical Scenarios
• The Intersection of Healthcare and Law
• Broaching Religion with Patients
• Addressing Classism
• Model Minority Myth
 

Year 3

• Creating Inclusive Spaces for Individuals with Disabilities
• Pittsburgh Resources for Underserved Communities
• Fostering Community Connections
• Toxic Masculinity
• Weight Bias
• History of Racism in Pittsburgh and within Western Psych
• Four additional sessions TBD