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CURRENT ISSUE BACK ISSUES SUBSCRIBE ADVERTISE ABOUT JCEHP FOR AUTHORS JCEHP AWARD SEARCH (Members only) FULL-TEXT		Volume 31 (3) Volume 31, Issue 3, Summer 2011 J Contin Educ Health Prof 2011; 31(3):188-195 FORUM Using film in multicultural and social justice faculty development: Scenes from Crash Paula T. Ross, Arno K. Kumagai, Terence A. Joiner, Monica L. Lypson A b s t r a c t We designed a faculty development workshop integrating scene excerpts from the Academy Award–winning movie Crash and active learning methods to encourage faculty participation and generate participant dialogue. The aims of this workshop were to enhance awareness of issues related to teaching in a multicultural classroom; stimulate discussion on teaching and learning about potentially contentious issues linked to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, geographical origin, and class; and expose faculty to the use of multimedia to facilitate discussion on topics of diversity and social justice. Twenty-five faculty attended 3 workshops in various venues, 18 of whom completed workshop evaluations. The workshop evaluation revealed that all participants believed that the scene excerpts and discussions helped them to reflect on their own attitudes toward race and diversity and felt better prepared to effectively facilitate classroom discussions on similar issues. This workshop is a useful tool for helping faculty to develop the skills and confidence to facilitate, manage, and stimulate discussions on controversial issues in multicultural education that may otherwise be avoided due to lack of expertise or experience. Lessons For Practice With the experience gained from this workshop, participants acquired examples of how to facilitate similar small-group discussions in which they can engage medical students in active, engaged reflection and discussion of societal issues in the practice of medicine. This workshop is a unique tool for getting faculty to reflect on their own attitudes toward race and diversity (e.g. race, socioeconomic status, gender) by capturing their interest and involvement. This workshop also provides faculty with an opportunity to discuss how best to manage opposing opinions and difficult topics in the classroom environment.
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