Race and Racism and the Healthcare Professional Perspectives

Gabriella Dauer (Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine, USA), Heejung Kim (Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine, USA), Kevin Kuang (Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine, USA), William James Dawson (Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine, USA), Arkene Levy (Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine, USA), and Samiksha Prasad (Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine, USA)
Copyright: © 2023 |Pages: 95
EISBN13: 9781668490488|DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-5493-0.ch005
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Abstract

The American Psychological Association defines racism as a construct that is ‘structural, institutional, interpersonal, and internalized.' The marginalization of persons of color due to blatant racism is a pervasive social issue that has historically held negative consequences for the health of these individuals, and evidence links racism to the higher levels of morbidity and mortality, seen especially among Blacks/African Americans (Paradies, 2015). The effort and movement to reduce marginalization of minorities through healthcare professional education is upon us. Providing health professional learners and practitioners with tools to understand manifestations and implications of racial acts and microaggressions in the healthcare setting is imperative, as is training medical professionals to recognize and mitigate their biases. This chapter highlights cases of varying levels of racism from the healthcare professionals' view and experience in the clinical setting.
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