Topic: Racism
In on the (Racist) Joke Two soldiers discuss their reactions to and feelings about being complicit with racist joking in their military careers, and what to do next.
Contributor: Francesca CiminoJuly 24, 2020Topics: Bias / Racism / ReactionKeywords: racism
Asian American doctors and nurses are fighting racism and the coronavirus This story looks into the bias and racism Asian-Americans experience on the job in the medical profession.
The Problem with Race-Based Medicine (14min) Global scholar, University of Pennsylvania civil rights sociologist, and law professor Dorothy Roberts exposes the myths of race-based medicine.
People Like Us: How Our Identities Shape Health And Educational Success (35min) A Hidden Brain podcast (35 min) looking at how we scan every patient situation - both as a the physician and the patient - looking for safety and connection. Race turns out to be an important factor in how these are established.
Myths about physical racial differences were used to justify slavery — and are still believed by doctors today. 
Med school tradition comes under fire for racism A look at admission rates into AOA.
Medical charts may be biased a quick article about how subtle differences in descriptions may convey bias from one provider to another.
More than an Other Duchess Meghan Markle gives an honest look at the fact that being black and white is more than just grey...
Deconstructing White Privilege (22min) Dr. Robin DiAngelo is the author of What Does it Mean to Be White? Developing White Racial Literacy and has been an anti-racist educator, and has heard justifications of racism by white men and women in her workshops for over two decades. This justification, which she calls “white fragility,” is a state in which even a minimum amount of racial stress becomes intolerable, triggering a range of defensive moves. These moves include outward display of emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt, and behaviors such as argumentation, silence, and leaving the stress-inducing situation.