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Self-Defense for Sexual Harassment: Empowering Learners and Cultivating Culture Change
Objective: Until sexual harassment no longer exists, medical students should be equipped with strategies and skills to handle such moments. Being sexually harassed can induce feelings of powerlessness, shame, self-doubt, embarrassment, and isolation. Being able to defend oneself in the moment may help mitigate some of these negative consequences to sexual harassment.
Workshop Agenda: • Introduction, Icebreaker (5 min)
• Presentation: Sexual Harassment in Medical Education (5 min)
• Small group case-based discussion (15 min): Using real-life vignettes of sexual harassment, participants will brainstorm ideal reactions to use both as a recipient and as a bystander, learning to identify, acknowledge, and respond to sexual harassment as an educator.
• Report out (5 min)
• Small group discussion (15 min): Develop strategies for addressing sexual harassment. Apply strategies within and/or modify the proposed intervention framework of:
° calling out or identifying the behavior as inappropriate
° saying that it needs to stop
° requesting an apology
° establishing clear professional boundaries for future interactions. Participants will practice examples of specific language for each part of the framework.
• Report out and best practices (10 min): presentation of best practices developed for strategies, framework, and specific language.
• Small groups: Role play (15 min): Practice teaching the framework to learners with case-based role play.
• Summary and Final Reflections (5 min)
Interactive Component: small group discussions, sharing best practices, role play
Take Home Product: Badge-sized information cards for students, staff, faculty and residents.
Workshop syllabus and case library.
Related APGO Publications/Modules: Effective Preceptor Series, Effective Student Advising Series, Medical Student Educational Objectives
Topics:
Faculty Development Seminar, 2020, Student, Faculty, Clerkship Director, Clerkship Coordinator, Osteopathic Faculty, Residency Director, Professionalism, Interpersonal & Communication Skills, GME, CME, UME, Advocacy,
