Why it is Important to Call Out Racist Language Amongst Our Professional Peers

by Mildred Cho, PhD Recently, on a panel at a conference of a medical professional society, the president of the society used a racist term that is an ethnic slur used to refer to Asians. The speaker did not publicly apologize but did resign from official duties of the society. Other leaders of the society issued a series of underwhelming apologies, the final one asking for “tolerance”. This request puzzled me. Did it mean there should not be harsh consequences for using a racist term in a professional setting?…
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