It seems there is a new generation of doctors - and most likely, nurses and other caregivers -who are incapable of understanding both that 1) racial disparities in healthcare exist and must be addressed, and 2) making a point-of-service healthcare decision for a patient based on skin color is vile, immoral, unethical, and will ultimately…
It seems there is a new generation of doctors - and most likely, nurses and other caregivers -who are incapable of understanding both that 1) racial disparities in healthcare exist and must be addressed, and 2) making a point-of-service healthcare decision for a patient based on skin color is vile, immoral, unethical, and will ultimately lead to a place none of us should want to go. It falls to the institutions and teaching physicians responsible for their training to root out this hubris, enforcing respect and humility with dedication to quality research and patient care. Young enthusiastic doctors who want skin in the game, who want to create more equitable medical institutions, should be seeking work in underserved communities, not denying treatment to patients in their practices they perceive as privileged or morally lacking. Senior doctors who deplore this "woke" way of thinking should act as stewards of their institutions and educators of the next generation, not stand aside and watch them crumble.
It seems there is a new generation of doctors - and most likely, nurses and other caregivers -who are incapable of understanding both that 1) racial disparities in healthcare exist and must be addressed, and 2) making a point-of-service healthcare decision for a patient based on skin color is vile, immoral, unethical, and will ultimately lead to a place none of us should want to go. It falls to the institutions and teaching physicians responsible for their training to root out this hubris, enforcing respect and humility with dedication to quality research and patient care. Young enthusiastic doctors who want skin in the game, who want to create more equitable medical institutions, should be seeking work in underserved communities, not denying treatment to patients in their practices they perceive as privileged or morally lacking. Senior doctors who deplore this "woke" way of thinking should act as stewards of their institutions and educators of the next generation, not stand aside and watch them crumble.
True. Racism is immoral. The answer to racism is not more racism.