The past, present and future of race and colonialism in medicine

Histories reveal the why and how, the mechanics of racism in health policy, medical research, diagnosis, training, clinical spaces, patient experiences, professionalism and institutions. Medicine can use history to help achieve structural competency, an interdisciplinary medical education approach t...

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Published inCanadian Medical Association journal (CMAJ) Vol. 194; no. 20; pp. E708 - E710
Main Author Amster, Ellen J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Canada CMA Impact Inc 24.05.2022
CMA Impact, Inc
Subjects
African Americans
Analysis
Colonialism
Discrimination in medical care
Gynecology
Health aspects
Health care policy
History
History of medicine
Hospitals
Humanities
Humans
Indigenous peoples
Medicine
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Pathology
Physicians
Public health
Race
Racism
Slavery
Syphilis
Women
Canada
United States
United States > US
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Summary:Histories reveal the why and how, the mechanics of racism in health policy, medical research, diagnosis, training, clinical spaces, patient experiences, professionalism and institutions. Medicine can use history to help achieve structural competency, an interdisciplinary medical education approach that applies an understanding of structural inequities and social determinants to clinical care. Here, Amster discusses how colonialism shapes medical knowledge and public health and health care.
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ISSN:0820-3946
1488-2329
1488-2329
DOI:10.1503/cmaj.212103