Assistant Professor of Neurology Harvard Medical School/Mass General Brigham Health/Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates Harvard Medical School Braintree, Massachusetts
Systemic racial bias against physicians of color, particularly African American physicians, is omnipresent. This bias manifests in interactions with peers, hospital leadership, academic institutions, professional societies, and the pharmaceutical/device industry. For change to occur, policies regarding diversity, equity, inclusion, anti-racism, and social justice need to be implemented. Given the recent national and international reckoning that systemic racism permeates the entire healthcare system, this session will provide action steps to help reduce peer to peer racial bias in medicine.
