Implicit Bias eLearning

The National Institutes of Health intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Cedar Interactive Inc.

NIH is interested in developing training in online eLearning format on the subject of Implicit Bias, to address the needs of grant reviewers, clinical staff, and hiring and search committee personnel. Demand is high for foundational, practical content on the topic of unconscious bias at NIH that can be taken by users anytime, anywhere. Instructor-led sessions have been successful and in demand; a self-service version that features content that is both engaging and rigorous is now desired. Training is urgently needed by three audiences (Clinical Personnel, Grant Reviewers, Hiring/Search Committees) to address significant disparities in grant funding among minority applicants, clinical work, and the hiring of NIH personnel hiring. Because of this specific community's needs, the contractor must have the following experience:
o At least 15+ years' experience developing eLearning
o 5+ years' experience developing Implicit Bias (aka Unconscious Bias) eLearning training
o 20+ individual Implicit Bias eLearning courses developed
o CE credit approved for Unconscious Bias training courses
o Unconscious Bias eLearning training developed for a university Medical School or similar, consisting of three courses - Unconscious Bias in Medicine, Unconscious Bias in Recruiting, and Unconscious Bias in Patient Cases for Medical Students.
o Unconscious Bias training developed custom for major cities health system consisting of major hospitals, outpatient clinics and/or similar.
o Proven adaptation skills of Unconscious Bias subject for widely varying hospital and healthcare audiences - from housekeeping staff and nursing, to physicians and hospital management
o Scenario-based learning design
o Unconscious Bias blended eLearning developed specifically for smartphone usage, using HTML5 and SCORM, with Instructor-Led training materials.
o Unconscious Bias eLearning designed for multiple languages.

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