Tag: Racism

Medical schools have increasingly been describing themselves as anti-racist. The term seems straightforward and as a result has been easy to incorporate into our lexicon. Being anti-racist and translating anti-racism…

As an immigrant, a woman, and the first person in my family to attend college in the U.S, racism and sexism were ever present in my experiences growing up in…

This special report is the first of two parts. Read part 2 here. The 764-page report minces no words about the inequality rife throughout medical care: “Racial and ethnic minorities…

Editor’s Note: This article is part of a Health Affairs Forefront series on Racism and Health, published in conjunction with the February issue of Health Affairs Journal. Read other posts…

When most people think about racism, they probably think of racial slurs, hate crimes, or other overtly racist actions. There are, however, other less obvious yet ultimately even more destructive…