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Scenario

When career choices in medicine are complicated by racial safety concerns

I want to specialize in emergency medicine but I keep hearing stories about how Black doctors in the ER get treated by police when they bring patients in, and I do not know if I can handle that psychological stress on top of the medical training.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The person must weigh their professional aspirations against the additional psychological burden of navigating racial hostility in high-stress medical environments.

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Dipa
Dipa works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Healthcare equity and structural racism in medicine?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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