The Influence of BLM and the Death of George Floyd on Medical and Pre-med Students and Their Views on Institutional Racism

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Authors

Asia Susko, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Medical Student
Jason A. Wasserman, Beaumont Health

Description

INTRODUCTION
Racial inequalities present in medical education in a multitude of ways, including basing disease prevalence on majority populations and using images that disproportionately represent white patients. George Floyd’s death was not only a sentinel event of police violence, but underscored broader systemic racism, including medicine’s potential for complicity. This study highlights the perspectives of premedical and medical students in light of George Floyd’s death and the Black Lives Matter movement. Their views help elaborate ways to better support students and staff of color in medical education.

Publication Date

5-2-2022

Keywords

racism, undergraduate medical education

Disciplines

Bioethics and Medical Ethics | Pediatrics

Recommended Citation

Susko A, Wasserman J. The Influence of BLM and the death of George Floyd on medical and pre-med students and their views on institutional racism. Poster presented at: Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Embark Capstone Colloquium; 2022 May 2; Rochester Hills, MI.

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The Embark Capstone Colloquium at the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester Hills, MI, May 2, 2022.