Good Afternoon All,
I hope that you are well. Dr. Calvin Mackie recently published an article (
Diversity In STEM Is A Matter Of Life And Death) that discusses the intersection of health inequities and the need for more diversity in the STEM. He notes the problems associated with racial calibration in medical technologies and other pressing issues relevant to deconstructing what has become normalized in the culture of medicine.
Take a few moments to read through the article and let me know what you think.
Talk soon,
Imanni
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| Diversity In STEM Is A Matter Of Life And Death |
| A U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel discussed how pulse oximeters must be improved because of ongoing concerns that it may be less accurate in people with darker skin pigmentations. While certain innovations work fine for White people, Black and Brown people could be endangered. |
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Imanni Sheppard, PhD
Co-Director of Bioethics and the Medical Humanities, Assistant Professor, Med. Ed. Facilitator
Carle Illinois College of Medicine
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