Colleges of Medicine take lead on anti-racism in medicine initiatives

Colleges of Medicine take lead on anti-racism in medicine initiatives Solutions require complex, sustained efforts to move the mountain of historical racism in medicine and the systemic ways it may exhibit itself today. David Mogollon Today University of Arizona Health Sciencesgettyimages-56959507-hero-web.jpg The COVID-19 pandemic further exposed inequities in social determinants of health and wide disparities in health care delivery that are in part tied to historic issues of racism in medicine. Getty ImagesHealthBlack History MonthCollege of Medicine - PhoenixCollege of Medicine - TucsonDiversityInclusion Media contact(s)Stacy Pigott University of Arizona Health Sciencesspigott@arizona.edu520-539-4152It ' s not an easy topic to confront, but theUniversity of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix didn ' t shy away when a historical photo in its medical museum drew questions from medical students.The image ' s placard lauded Dr. J. Marion Sims as the " father of American gynecology, " buthis surgical experiments on enslaved Black women without their consent or anesthesia in the 1840s remain controversial today. They are a touchstone to the legacy of racism in medicine.Sonji Muhammad, the college ' s equity, diversity and inclusion director for undergraduate medical students, said the image opened a discourse and eventual acknowledgement of the reasons Lucy, Anarcha and Betsey – the women Sims had " leased " – were there." Now, the placard says that because of...
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