Acknowledgements
Led by Zoë Julian, MD, MPH, Structures and Self is also the result of transdisciplinary, community-engaged curriculum development process, employing novel methods of collaboration, transparency, and accountability that center Black lived experiences and scholarship. The core development team consisted of Black health professions educators, clinicians, and learners from family medicine, nursing, midwifery, and public health, as well as obstetrics and gynecology and family planning: Maisha Davis, MD, MPH; Talita Oseguera, CNM, WHNP; Ariel Hart, MPH; Sanithia Williams, MD; and Biftu Mengesha, MD, MAS. This team also worked in paid partnership with Elizabeth Dawes Gaye of Sisu Consulting, as well as reproductive and birth justice advocates of Black Women Birthing Justice, with continuous support from the staff of Innovating Education in Reproductive Health. See the acknowledgments section below for all our critical partners and mentors in this work.
Advocates
Black Women Birthing Justice (BWBJ)
Consultants
Elizabeth Dawes Gay – Sisu Social Justice Consulting
Core development team
Maisha Davis, MD, MPH
Ariel Hart, MPH, MD/PhD Candidate
Zoë Julian, MD, MPH
Biftu Mengesha, MD, MAS
Talita Oseguera, RN, MS, CNM/WHNP Candidate
Sanithia Williams, MD
Advisors
Christine Dehlendorf, MD, MAS
Andrea Jackson, MD, MAS
Monica McLemore, RN, MPH, PhD
Jody Steinauer, MD, MAS
Executive Producers: Innovating Education in Reproductive Health
Aliza Adler
Stefanie Boltz, MPP
Cassandra Carver, MPA
Jessie Chien
Felisa Preskill, MPP
Amanda Teal, MA
Credit Designation Statement:
Physicians: UCSF designates this enduring material for a maximum of 22.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurse Practitioners and Registered Nurses: For the purpose of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME.
Physician Assistants: The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) states that the AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ are acceptable for continuing medical education requirements for recertification.
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This CME activity meets the requirements under California Assembly Bill 1195, continuing education and cultural and linguistic competency.
CME Disclosure Statement: All planning committee members or presenters reported NO financial interests relationship with a commercial interest that provides products or services relating to their role(s) in this activity.
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