Abstract
Background and Purpose.
To address racial and ethnic disparities, physical therapy organizations, educational institutions, and clinical practices seek to advance diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI), and social justice in health care. Although our professional organizations have crafted proclamations, resource lists, developed new accreditation standards, and strategic plans, we lack a unifying framework and action tools for substantial and sustained progress. In addition, the DEI acronym is missing the essential element of belonging (B), that is, sharing a sense of purpose and feeling safe to contribute opinions as a valued member of an organization. Therefore, the purpose of this position paper is to propose the utilization of a continuous quality-improvement (CQI) framework using Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycles to advance DEI-B in physical therapy education and practice.
Position and Rationale.
The CQI framework and PDSA cycles are data-driven, iterative approaches for identifying areas for improvement, implementing interventions, collecting data, analyzing outcomes, and taking evidence-based next action steps. Application of this framework can enhance sustainability of DEI-B goals and foster progress toward the proposed accreditation criteria of the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education in this critical area. Tenants for PDSA team success are presented, and PDSA cycles are described.
Discussion and Conclusion.
Addressing racism and advancing DEI-B efforts in the physical therapy profession requires bold, sustained, and intentional action that incorporates standards, strategies, and methods for measuring change. Examples of PDSA DEI-B initiatives, interventions, and outcomes are provided to illustrate how this approach can be implemented within a physical therapy education program. Using this CQI framework provides our profession with a DEI-B roadmap for advancing incremental and sustained progress.
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Subject
General Medicine,Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation,Rehabilitation,Health Policy
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