Cultural Competence Mini-Series: Power, Privilege, Oppression and Self-Awareness

Cultural competence is essential to achieving the UCM mission of patient-centered care. The Cultural Competence Course supports the People objective of the UCM Annual Operating Plan “to build a culturally and linguistically competent organization.” Additionally, participants will enhance their skills and knowledge to work more effectively in a multicultural setting. This activity is open to employees of the University of Chicago Medicine and Biological Sciences Division. All course graduates become Cultural Competence Advocates who serve as resources in meetings and their departments. Advocates also have an opportunity to become Cultural Competence Trainers. Cultural Competence Trainers partner with Diversity, Inclusion, & Equity to deliver training in their departments. This session is part of a series sponsored by the Urban Health Initiative Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity. Learn more here! This session will define power, privilege, and oppression. Participants will learn how our multiple identities may influence our perception of self and others. Self-awareness skills will help learners understand how intersections of these identities impact patients’ healthcare experience and how services are provided.

After this activity, participants will be able to:

• Define power, privilege, and oppression;
• Discuss how multiple identities may change our perception of self and others;
• Identify how various identities may impact access to resources and social power.