For me the most horrifying detail from studies of racism in medicine is that medical professionals routinely undertreat Black patients’ pain. How cruel that is, to make so many people suffer needlessly, and how counterproductive too, since the stress from pain can impede healing. Let us hope that articles like yours help to bring about change.
I read your latest newsletter and the piece you wrote in AJN, Theresa. Both reinforced for me the conviction that we will never be a truly united country until we address the legacy of racism so intimately woven into American history and society. I had always thought of healthcare as more egalitarian than other parts of our culture, based on personal experiences I'd had as a medical student, resident, and attending. However, it is hard to ignore the many initiatives being created just in the last several years to address deep-seated problems within our industry. It is sad to acknowledge the need to address such a failure of core ethical principles in a field which has always prided itself on its professionalism in the care of patients.
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For me the most horrifying detail from studies of racism in medicine is that medical professionals routinely undertreat Black patients’ pain. How cruel that is, to make so many people suffer needlessly, and how counterproductive too, since the stress from pain can impede healing. Let us hope that articles like yours help to bring about change.
I read your latest newsletter and the piece you wrote in AJN, Theresa. Both reinforced for me the conviction that we will never be a truly united country until we address the legacy of racism so intimately woven into American history and society. I had always thought of healthcare as more egalitarian than other parts of our culture, based on personal experiences I'd had as a medical student, resident, and attending. However, it is hard to ignore the many initiatives being created just in the last several years to address deep-seated problems within our industry. It is sad to acknowledge the need to address such a failure of core ethical principles in a field which has always prided itself on its professionalism in the care of patients.
Thank you Ms. Brown 🙏🏾♥️❤️🩹