Abstract
The social uprising of 2020 and the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 motivated an inward examination of the legacy of racism in medicine. This legacy is apparent through the reification of race as a biological variable in the content of medical school curricula (despite countering scientific evidence); the documented adverse effects of race-adjusted diagnostic algorithms currently in use by clinicians; inequitable and exclusionary standards and learning climates along the medical pipeline; and the persistent dearth of Black physicians in the physician workforce relative to the general population, among other factors. Scholarly inquiry is needed to understand the systemic depth of racism in US medicine and to inform an anti-racist agenda. We conducted a three-part qualitative investigation to understand and center (1) Black women medical student perspectives on issues surrounding race, racism, and racial disparities in medical education; (2) Black women medical student experiences and perspectives on diversity, equity, and inclusion in medical school; and (3) the lived experience of Black primary care physicians across their trajectory from medical education to practice.
Author and committee
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- Ghanem, Nouran
Subjects
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- hdl:1920/14448
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- oai:MARS:1920/14448