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.