Academic medicine is taking a hard look at its role in the long-standing systemic and institutional racism that Black Americans have faced when engaging with teaching hospitals, medical schools, and research programs - an experience that historically has fostered distrust of medicine and health care within the Black community. In the second season premiere episode of "Beyond the White Coat," @David Acosta, AAMC president and CEO, talks with Lonnie G. Bunch III, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, about how the history of racism in medical schools, clinical care, and research has impacted academic medicine's relationship with the Black community, and what can be done to regain trust and become allies and partners in their health and wellness.
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Stephanie Weiner
Director, Digital Strategy & Engagement
Association of American Medical Colleges
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