Eunice Yuen, MD, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry and in the Child Study Center, directed a film production for a novel intervention program titled, “Acting Together: Culturally Informed Clinical Education for Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Professional Trainees.”
Three short education skits were created centered around cultural dilemma scenarios experienced by interprofessional trainees during clinical training, such as macro/microaggression, intercultural humility, and maintaining inner group boundary.
The goal of these skits is to create an inclusive and supportive platform for discussion about challenging clinical environments and workplaces. The target audience is healthcare professional trainees and faculty interested in Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander mental health, theater, improv, and cultural differences in clinical settings.
- Skit 1 depicts the lack of bystander intervention following a racist statement to an AAPI medical student in an operating room setting.
- Skit 2 describes an AAPI nursing student receiving a stereotypic comment, “the Quiet Word,” by a clinical supervisor.
- Skit 3 captures the challenging dilemma of an AAPI medical resident navigating professional boundaries with a family that shares a similar racial ethnic background.
The skits will be performed live at a multi-state webinar in partnership with Stanford University, Georgetown University and Tufts Medical Center. The next webinar is March 11, 2024.
The films were produced through a collaborative effort with Barbara Hildebrand, assistant director, Yale School of Medicine (YSM) Simulated Participant Program in the Yale Center for Healthcare Simulation; Drs. Younji Lee and Stephanie Wu, residents in the Yale Department of Psychiatry; Dr. Sherab Tsheringla, child psychiatry fellow in the Yale Child Study Center; and Elizabeth Woo, YSM MD/PhD student.
The work is supported by the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation.