Student views of racism in medicine a catalyst for change

Student views of racism in medicine a catalyst for change
Echoes of frustration over racism in medicine rebound among students, staff and faculty, as students work for positive change in medical school and health care overall.
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University of Arizona Health Sciences physicians and trainees gathered for a Black Lives Matter silent protest in June 2020 after the death of George Floyd, who had been murdered by a Minneapolis police officer.
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University of Arizona Health [e-mail]520-539-4152The shoulders ofUniversity of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson' sOumou Bah sag when asked about racism.Bah is a past leader for the college ' s African American Medical Student Association, a local chapter of the Student National Medical Association. The SNMA is affiliated with the National Medical Association, a largely Black physicians group founded in 1895 after the American Medical Associationrefused to seat Black doctors at AMA meetings.Bah measures her words carefully, as if tiring at the need to talk about racism in medicine.202104054_bah_oumou-7-inline.jpg
Oumou Bah, a class of 2024 medical student and a past leader of the African American Medical Student Association at the College of Medi...

Source: The University of Arizona: Health - February 28, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: mittank Source Type: research