Evaluating in Person Curriculum for Educating Obstetrical Residents on Better Caring for 2 Spirit Metis Patients Using and AI Assisted OSCE.

Summary

Two-Spirit (2S) Métis individuals often encounter significant barriers and discrimination in healthcare settings. This multisite randomized controlled feasibility trial evaluates a novel artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) designed to assess and improve Obstetrics and Gynecology (Ob/Gyn) residents' competencies in delivering culturally safe, trauma-informed, and identity-affirming care to 2S Métis patients.

Up to 90 Ob/Gyn residents across three Canadian academic sites (University of Alberta, University of Manitoba, and University of Saskatchewan) will be randomized 1:1 to complete either a 2S Métis Academic Half Day paired with AI-assisted OSCE evaluation or standard institutional anti-racism training with AI-assisted OSCE evaluation. The primary focus is to evaluate study feasibility (recruitment, retention, and delivery fidelity) and resident performance on clinical communication, trauma-informed care, and cultural humility evaluated using a 2S Métis co-developed scoring rubric.

Conditions

• Cultural Safety
• Medical Education
• Cultural Competency

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

2S Métis Cultural Safety Academic Half Day &AI-OSCE

Ob/GYN residents participate in a dedicated 2S Métis Academic Half Day covering trauma-informed care and cultural humility, followed by a simulated OSCE encounter using an AI-assisted standardized patient and co-developed scoring rubric.

BEHAVIORAL

Standard Institutional Cultural Safety Training&AI-OSCE

Ob/Gyn residents undergo standard institutional anti-racism/Indigenous cultural safety training, followed by the same AI-assisted 2S Métis OSCE evaluation.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Alberta

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Saskatchewan

  collaborator OTHER

• University Health Network, Toronto

  collaborator OTHER

• McMaster University

  collaborator OTHER

• Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• University of Manitoba

  lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

DOUBLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2026-09-23

Primary Completion

2026-11-30

Completion

2027-01-30

Countries

• Canada

Study Locations