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When medical racism discussions feel academic to colleagues but personal to you

Every time there is a case involving a patient who died from medical racism my colleagues want to discuss it like it is an intellectual exercise, and I cannot explain that this is my family's life without seeming unprofessional.

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The person experiences the isolation of having their lived reality treated as theoretical debate by those who cannot understand the personal stakes involved.

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