학술논문

Students' perceptions on race in medical education and healthcare.
Document Type
Article
Source
Perspectives on Medical Education. Mar2021, Vol. 10 Issue 2, p130-134. 5p.
Subject
*STUDENT attitudes
*MEDICAL education
*MEDICAL students
*PHYSICIANS
*HEALTH equity
Language
ISSN
2212-2761
Abstract
Major racial disparities continue to exist in our healthcare education, from the underrepresentation of ethnic minorities when teaching about clinical signs to health management in primary and secondary care. A multi-centre group of students discuss what needs to change in medical education to cultivate physicians who are better prepared to care for patients of all backgrounds. We argue that the accurate portrayal of race in medical education is a vital step towards educating medical students to consider alternative explanations to biology when considering health inequities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]