“Doctors undergo mandatory training sessions in medical school to prepare for unexpected medical emergencies. Health care workers are mandated reporters who have to undergo specific training for the purpose of identifying child and elder abuse or neglect. Bystander intervention should also be on that continuum of responsibility and training. I urge bystander intervention training to… Read More »
Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story Medical Journals Reluctant to Take On Racism, Critics Say An editor’s departure at JAMA is bringing calls for a sharper focus on racism and its consequences. Dr. Raymond Givens, a cardiologist at Columbia University in New York, noted that 93 percent of… Read More »
Dr. Howard Bauchner has been ousted as the editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American Medical Association due to a controversial podcast involving racism in medicine. At issue was a JAMA podcast on Feb. 24 during which Dr. Edward Livingston, the host of the podcast and then-deputy editor at JAMA, said that “structural racism is… Read More »
TheCut.com: “The Little Understood Mental-Health Effects of Racial Trauma.” TheAtlantic.com: “How Racism Kills Black Americans.” Michigan University School of Public Health: “Surviving the Coronavirus While Black: Pandemic’s Heavy Toll on African American Mental Health.” Patrice Harris, MD, immediate past president, American Medical Association. American Public Health Association: “Addressing Law Enforcement Violence as a Public Health… Read More »
During a virtual special meeting of the American Medical Association House of Delegates on Sunday, the AMA Board of Trustees pledged action to confront systemic racism and police brutality in response to the furor that has erupted over the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer. Floyd’s death has sparked… Read More »
In the United States, the health of African-Americans lags behind most other racial minority groups. Compared to whites, black men and women face higher risks of chronic illness, infection, and injuries. Taken altogether, the average life span for African Americans is six years less compared to whites. If we can begin to acknowledge that health outcomes are often… Read More »