Currently attending the discussion held by the @CPSolvers Anti-Racism in Medicine team on moving moving towards anti-racism in medical education. Right now @UREssien is describing the ways in which racism is ingrained in medical education and medicine as a whole. #SGIM21
Examples: over-emphasis on biological constructions of race/biological predictors of health disparities.
.@rohankhaz noted the importance of med learners engaging, honoring and becoming educated on a community's history with respect to racism, segregation, and patients' lived experiences.
.@NaomiFFields When given the opportunity, people (e.g. students/trainees) who may not have experience with anti-racist concepts are willing and able to learn.
.@jazzminciara We can't just limit education on racism in medicine to a three-week course, must be integrated into systems-based curriculum, and beyond.
.@jazzminciara makes the excellent point that the burden of educating people + institutions on anti-racism is often on students of color. Leadership/institutions can relieve that burden by identifying ways to compensate students/informal educators for their time eg LORs, titles.
.@DrChelleMD on allyship--must go beyond being an ally to being a 'co-conspirator'; "putting down your privilege and handing it to someone else" is difficult but critical to anti-racist work.
.@UREssien "For all the folks wondering if they should go into medicine, we need you. [...] We are seeing the tide shift towards addressing anti-racism in medical education."
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