AAFP Residency Assessment Tool: Health Equity, Bias, and Structural Barriers to Care and Opportunity

Review the statements below and select the option that best reflects your residency program.

1. Our program includes implicit bias training for all residents and faculty.

5: Exemplary	4: Effective	3: Adequate	2: Needs improvement	1: Ineffective
5: Exemplary	4: Effective	3: Adequate	2: Needs improvement	1: Ineffective

2. Our program participates in activities to achieve a candidate pool for residents, faculty, and staff that reflects the goals of our program and the needs of our community.

5: Exemplary	4: Effective	3: Adequate	2: Needs improvement	1: Ineffective
5: Exemplary	4: Effective	3: Adequate	2: Needs improvement	1: Ineffective

3. Our program has carefully evaluated the resident selection process and made improvements to reduce areas of potential bias.

5: Exemplary	4: Effective	3: Adequate	2: Needs improvement	1: Ineffective
5: Exemplary	4: Effective	3: Adequate	2: Needs improvement	1: Ineffective

4. Our program has adopted standard procedures to maximize the potential of every resident and faculty member.

5: Exemplary	4: Effective	3: Adequate	2: Needs improvement	1: Ineffective
5: Exemplary	4: Effective	3: Adequate	2: Needs improvement	1: Ineffective

5. Faculty evaluations and promotions are based on specific observable and transparent criteria.

5: Exemplary	4: Effective	3: Adequate	2: Needs improvement	1: Ineffective
5: Exemplary	4: Effective	3: Adequate	2: Needs improvement	1: Ineffective

6. All faculty have the opportunity to participate in professional and career development.

5: Exemplary	4: Effective	3: Adequate	2: Needs improvement	1: Ineffective
5: Exemplary	4: Effective	3: Adequate	2: Needs improvement	1: Ineffective

7. Our program's mission and values statements reflect a commitment to the value statement in the ACGME program requirements

5: Exemplary	4: Effective	3: Adequate	2: Needs improvement	1: Ineffective
5: Exemplary	4: Effective	3: Adequate	2: Needs improvement	1: Ineffective

8. Our program anonymously surveys all staff annually regarding perceptions of bias.

5: Exemplary	4: Effective	3: Adequate	2: Needs improvement	1: Ineffective
5: Exemplary	4: Effective	3: Adequate	2: Needs improvement	1: Ineffective

9. Our program has developed a robust plan with outcome measures to address health disparities in the communities it serves.

5: Exemplary	4: Effective	3: Adequate	2: Needs improvement	1: Ineffective
5: Exemplary	4: Effective	3: Adequate	2: Needs improvement	1: Ineffective

10. Our program has a mechanism to report on the progress of its health equity program to those communities.

5: Always occurs/is done extremely well	4: Sometimes occurs	3: Neutral	2: Rarely occurs	1: Never occurs/is done poorly
5: Always occurs/is done extremely well	4: Sometimes occurs	3: Neutral	2: Rarely occurs	1: Never occurs/is done poorly

11. Reflections/Comments (optional)

AAFP Residency Assessment Tool: Health Equity, Bias, and Structural Barriers to Care and Opportunity

Health Equity, Bias, and Structural Barriers to Care and Opportunity Assessment