I am a Black medical student and today my attending physician asked me in front of everyone if I was admitted through affirmative action, and I smiled and deflected but I am furious and do not know if speaking up will destroy my career before it starts.
More people experience this than they realize.
The person faces the impossible choice between protecting their professional future and defending their dignity in a system that perpetuates the very racism it claims to combat.
“Where Are You with Healthcare equity and structural racism in medicine?”
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