The Life of a Black Medical Trainee in the United States: Past, Present, Future.

The Life of a Black Medical Trainee in the United States: Past, Present, Future. J Natl Med Assoc. 2020 Aug 03;: Authors: Stowers JA, Desrosiers S, Zeleke K, Bakare O, Seifi A Abstract AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF BLACK MEDICAL TRAINEES: In these unprecedented times, Black medical professionals must deliver excellent medical care and uphold the highest standards of their profession while living through a devastating pandemic. They must do so in a time when the country tries to reconcile with generations of racism and injustice. The current social environment in America is particularly challenging for medical trainees such as medical students and resident physicians who must focus on their educational requirements and careers in settings that are often averse to addressing topics such as racism. This plight is not new for Black medical trainees, as they have been fighting for centuries to obtain an equitable seat at the table of medical education. Throughout the 19th century and early 20th century, Black physicians were repeatedly disenfranchised from the predominantly white medical societies, most notably the American Medical Association (AMA), which was established in 1847. Racially integrated medical organizations such as the National Medical Society of Washington D.C. (NMS), which was founded in 1870, were developed to challenge discriminatory practices of the American Medical Association against Black practitioners. The ince...
Source: Journal of the National Medical Association - Category: General Medicine Tags: J Natl Med Assoc Source Type: research