What is "The Hidden Curriculum" in Allied Health Grad Programs?
Graduate programs have social expectations that they teach & enforce, often without ever really talking about them. That's the "hidden curriculum". These teachings are typically rooted in "majority culture". We often don't even realize they have these expectations or notice their effects.
You know who does? Students. Especially those from minoritized backgrounds.
We need your help to figure out what the hidden curriculum is in PT, OT, and SLP graduate programs.
Who are you?
We're looking for PT/OT/SLP grad students in entry-level programs (at least 3 months into your program)
OR
Those who've graduated/exited a program recently (past 2 years)
AND identify with a systematically marginalized identity, such as...
- Minoritized race or ethnicity
- LGBTQIA+ identity
- Disabled or neurodivergent
- Non-native English speaker
- First generation college student
What will you do?
- Complete a brief online survey to confirm your eligibility
- Do a confidential interview (1 hour) or focus group on Zoom
What will you get?
- Gift card
- An opportunity to get involved with the research team
We need your help to understand the hidden culture of PT, OT, & SLP programs.
Who are we?
Your research team & interviewers
Laura Wolford
PhD, MS CCC-SLP
I'm a multi-racial (Taiwanese, Chinese, and white), queer, neurodivergent and disabled cisgender woman. I'm an SLP who believes in the power of building communities.
As a person with many "passing privileges", my minoritized identities are often overlooked. This brings with it some safety but also erasure. I find myself having to "come out" again and again in my very homogenous field.
Callie Watkins Liu
PhD, MRP
I hold several overlapping professional identities that come together in my current role as the Director of JEDI Education and Programs, in the Office of Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) at the MGH Institute of Health Professions (MGH IHP).
I am a multi-lingual, cisgender Black American and Cape Verdean American woman. I joined the MGH IHP in 2020, and in addition to my role at the IHP, I also enjoy goats and cubing.
Mirza J. Lugo-Neris
PhD, CCC-SLP
I’m a bilingual (Spanish-English), bi-cultural, multi-ethnic Puerto Rican cisgender woman who is also an SLP.
I am passionate about mentoring students while honoring their backgrounds and supporting their individual needs.
What happens next?
Complete your confidential virtual interview or focus group
Click the link below to complete a brief background survey and schedule your time.
Get your gift card & Double-check our work
We'll send you the general themes we noticed in your interview AND a virtual gift card.
You can add anything extra you might want to note at this time.
Consider joining the research team
We'll be looking for up to 6 participants to join us in developing the next phase of the research project.
You'll get more information when this phase is complete, but these are paid opportunities for collaboration & authorship on the next phase of the project.
