Commentaries on Racism in Medicine

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Leading experts and healthcare professionals weigh in on the issue of racial bias in medicine, provide insights into the root causes of discrimination.

Shwanika Narayan, San Francisco Chronicle

It’s an epidemic the health care industry is still trying to cure — its own racism

Usha Lee McFarling, STAT

‘It was stolen from me’: Black doctors are forced out of training programs at far higher rates than white residents

PART II

What will it take to level the playing field for Black residents?

Amanda Su, GMA

Some Black physicians say they were pushed out of hospitals due to racial discrimination in medical workforce