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Background Graduate medical education is refocusing on the reconciliation process with Indigenous peoples and integrating Indigenous healing practices, cultural humility training, and courses on Indigenous health issues in their curricula. Physicians and all health care workers must be able to recognize, respect, and address the distinct health needs of all Indigenous peoples. Objective The aim of this scoping review was to explore and describe what exists in the current literature on the impact and challenges associated with Indigenous curricula developed for resident physicians. Methods The search was conducted using 9 bibliographic databases from inception until April 19, 2021. Two reviewers independently screened for inclusion using Covidence. Three reviewers extracted data and all 3 checked for completeness and accuracy. Results Eleven reports were included. Our included reports consisted of qualitative research (n=2), commentaries (n=1), special articles (n=3), systematic reviews (n=1), innovation reports (n=1), published abstracts (n=1), and program evaluation papers (n=2). Findings are presented by 3 themes: (1) Misunderstandings and cultural bias toward Indigenous people; (2) Increasing community-driven Indigenous partnerships to create a safe environment; and (3) Challenges in implementing Indigenous health curricula. Conclusions Themes identified related to Indigenous involvement, culturally competent care, common misconceptions about Indigenous peoples, as well as challenges and barriers to implementing Indigenous curricula for residency programs. A collaborative approach involving stakeholders with training in the community is a viable path forward. But comprehensive program evaluation, a source of stable funding, and further research focusing on effective Indigenous curricula for residents are needed.

Background: The purpose of this study was to determine if interprofessional skills, attitudes, and behaviours could be learned during an austere medicine educational activity where interprofessionalism remained within the informal and hidden curriculum.Methods and Findings: We used a mixed-methods approach to examine the potential acquisition of interprofessional competencies during wilderness medicine educational events. Thirty-four participants, over two events, completed interprofessional learner contracts, audio diary entries between patient scenarios, and the Interprofessional Collaborative Competency Attainment Survey (ICCAS) using a retrospective pre-test/post-test design. Audio diary entries showed the reflection that took place between scenarios during the orienteering portion of the event and the adjustments toward interprofessionalism that took place. Both the survey and audio diaries confirmed that participants perceived an improvement of their interprofessional competencies after the WildER Med event.Conclusions: The outcomes confirm that interprofessional competencies can be developed during a learning event such as WildER Med, where the interprofessional curriculum is hidden. Austere medicine, which is at the base of this learning event, represents an opportunity for the further understanding and exploration of interprofessional education.

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