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Scenario

When trusting healthcare providers feels complicated by racial bias

My teenage daughter needs surgery and I keep wondering if the surgeon would take more care if we were white, but I feel guilty for even thinking that because this doctor seems kind and competent.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The person struggles with the cognitive dissonance of needing to trust a system they know has historically failed people who look like them.

Your guide for this
Dipa
Dipa works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
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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