How Should We Respond to Racist Legacies in Health Professions Education Originating in the Flexner Report?
Year: 2021
Type: article
Abstract: The Flexner Report damaged and marginalized historically Black medical schools, which today produce more than their fair share of Black medical graduates.As physicians, graduates of Black medical schools have confronted head-on the inequities of American responses to COVID-19 that the pandemic has laid bare to the world.Black physicians' leadership roles in American health care and in American communities have informed the reimagination of health care and medical education as just and inclusive.This article is the sole responsibility of the author and does not necessarily represent the views of the University of Michigan-Dearborn or any other organization with which the author is affiliated.The viewpoints expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the AMA.
Source: The AMA Journal of Ethic
Author: Terri Laws
Institution: University of Michigan–Dearborn
Language: English
Subfield: Gender Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Reduced inequalities
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W3135067434