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- Title
A Policy Statement of the Society of General Internal Medicine on Tackling Racism in Medical Education: Reflections on the Past and a Call to Action for the Future.
- Authors
Ufomata, Eloho; Merriam, Sarah; Puri, Aditi; Lupton, Katherine; LeFrancois, Darlene; Jones, Danielle; Nemeth, Attila; Snydman, Laura K.; Stark, Rachel; Spagnoletti, Carla
- Abstract
This "color line" forced Black Americans to seek education in Europe, including the first Black US physician, Dr. James McCune Smith - who graduated from the University of Glasgow in 1837.[15] The Flexner report of 1910, hailed as a transformational catalyst in US medical education, also led to the closure of multiple Black medical colleges and further limited access to training for Black physicians.[16],[17] Just 60 years ago, the color line, or the systematic exclusion of Black Americans from most medical institutions in the USA, still held strong (Fig. Structural racism, or the practices, policies, and norms that perpetuate white supremacy, is ubiquitous within US social systems, including in institutions of medical education.[1],[2] The call for medical educators to design and implement targeted anti-racist curricula is not new,[3]-[9] yet formal integration of anti-racism education aimed at dismantling systemic racism remains underemphasized in undergraduate and graduate medical education.[10] Unconscious bias and cultural competency curricula are popular approaches to addressing issues of diversity and inclusion. Ensure that the bodies that control entry to medical training and practice, including admissions, promotion, and hiring committees, have adequate representation of URiM individuals, while simultaneously avoiding an increase in minority tax by compensating trainees and faculty adequately for these activities. Although the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) accreditation requirements state that medical school curricula must include teaching on "societal problems, cultural competence, and healthcare disparities,"[37] there is no mention of structural racism or the impact of racism on patients and communities.
- Subjects
RACISM in education; MEDICAL education; TEACHER development; INTERNAL medicine; CULTURAL pluralism; MEDICAL education examinations; INTERPROFESSIONAL education
- Publication
JGIM: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2021, Vol 36, Issue 4, p1077
- ISSN
0884-8734
- Publication type
Editorial
- DOI
10.1007/s11606-020-06445-2