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Professional Enrichment Day 2024

Monday, August 26, 2024 from 9:00AM to 3:00PM

A Hybrid Event 
Oakland campus and Zoom

“Cultural Humility: Interrupting Scripts of Inequality in Health Professions Education and Clinical Care” 

Cultural humility goes beyond traditional cultural competence; it's about recognizing and addressing power imbalances, continuously reflecting on our own biases, and fostering genuine, respectful relationships with colleagues and patients. The 2024 Professional Enrichment Day brings diverse people from within the University together, as we aim to build a more inclusive and equitable framework that enhances both teaching, learning, and student relationships.

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Jann Murray-Garcia

Event Objectives:

  • Make visible often unspoken social scripts we hold for “The Other” and for ourselves that may impact our encounters as educators and clinicians (If we can see it, we can confront it, interrupt it, and potentially transform it.)
  • Outline key components of Cultural Humility as an approach to equitable health and human service.

Continuing Education Units

See expandable below for sign-in and sign-out.


Program Agenda


In-person and Hybrid from Oakland Bechtel Room


9:00 – 9:15 

Opening by 
Dr. Catherine Tanner
FDC Chair

Welcome
Provost Brian Clocksin

Introduction of the Keynote Speaker
Provost Brian Clocksin


9:15 – 11:15 Keynote and Q&A

Portrait of Keynote Speaker, Dr. ann Lanell Murray-Garcia

 


Dr. Jann Murray-Garcia 
About Dr. Murray-Garcia

 

 

 

 


11:15 – 11:30 Break

11:30 – 12:30 Breakout Session 1

Focus in-groups:  Faculty, Staff, HSSC and Community engagement

12:30 – 1:30 Lunch in the Atrium 

1:30 – 2:30 Breakout Session 2 (repeat sessions above)

2:30 – 2:50  Wrap Up

Closing 
Dr. Catherine Tanner
FDC Chair

Continuing Education Units

The Faculty Development Committee is pleased to offer continuing education units to nursing and occupational therapy attendees at this event. If you wish to receive CEUs for attendance at Professional Enrichment Day, please complete the “sign in” and “sign out” surveys for your respective profession.  To receive CEUs, you will be required to complete the feedback surveys at the end of the day.  Your certificates will be emailed to you within 90 days after the event.

Approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 11258, for 5.0 contact hours. Attendance at this event is free of charge.

 

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