{"id":1702,"date":"2020-10-28T19:13:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T19:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/blog\/?p=1702"},"modified":"2024-09-25T11:53:21","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T11:53:21","slug":"breaking-barriers-systemic-racism-in-medical-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/blog\/breaking-barriers-systemic-racism-in-medical-school","title":{"rendered":"Breaking Barriers: Systemic Racism in Medical School"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">In This Article<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/blog\/breaking-barriers-systemic-racism-in-medical-school\/#Barriers_to_Entry\" >Barriers to Entry&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/blog\/breaking-barriers-systemic-racism-in-medical-school\/#Same_MD_Different_Perception\" >Same M.D., Different Perception&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>In the United States, minorities must often approach the world with a set of unspoken rules and regulations. They often feel unspoken pressures to challenge stereotypes and &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/blog\/2019\/11\/25\/overcoming-cultural-language-and-ethnic-barriers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">break barriers<\/a>.&#8221; On today&#8217;s blog, Osmosis Medical Educational Fellow Dianne Omire-Mayor shares with us the barriers that need to be broken for black persons of color.&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A minority, by its most common&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/minority\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dictionary definition<\/a>, constitutes the lesser part of two groups constituting a whole. The less common definition feels more fitting for the climate currently plaguing the nation. This definition cites a minority as \u201ca part of a population differing from others in some characteristics and often subjected to differential treatment\u201d (Webster).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the United States, and in many countries worldwide, individuals with darker skin tones and non-Arian ethnic backgrounds are generally subject to increased scrutiny and undeserved oppression. In the healthcare industry, minorities have historically battled against systemic racism from both the patient and the professional side.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Barriers_to_Entry\"><\/span>Barriers to Entry&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While we often associate education as something obtainable for all, that is not entirely the case. Of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nces.ed.gov\/programs\/coe\/pdf\/coe_cge.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">50.7 million students enrolled<\/a>&nbsp;in public elementary and secondary schools in the United States, only 15% were non-Hispanic, black children of color. However, in many of these statistics, there is a lack of school attendance secondary to environmental factors and institutional discrimination.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just as there is a disproportionate rate for the arrest of Black persons of color, there is a disproportionate rate for the suspensions and expulsions of Black persons of color in an academic setting. Young black boys are often seen by their adult teachers as aggressive and less innocent than their white counterparts, leading to the self-fulfilling prophecy of &#8220;aggressive&#8221; behavior.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This same bias, although widely studied and taught, is seldom acknowledged. The ills of the social culture are not blind to the younger generation. Many persons of color, from a significantly young age, already acknowledge and internalize the notion that they are not expected to achieve at a high level.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There&#8217;s a significant difference between hearing that you can be anything while also knowing that anything really only means a few things. When you know that there are no expectations for you to actually achieve, isn&#8217;t it much harder to fight to succeed? It\u2019s hard to believe that the sky&#8217;s the limit when your life is expected to end at the barrel of a gun; your legacy diminished to a hashtag.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In order to actually desire to become a physician, you have to know that it&#8217;s actually conceivable. You often need to see that people who look like you, talk like you, and think like you are succeeding in that field. You need representation. Just as current black female surgeons looked to pioneer Rebecca Lee Crumpler, so should other young black children look up and see more people of color in positions of leadership and power.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Same_MD_Different_Perception\"><\/span>Same M.D., Different Perception&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When a doctor dons their long white coat, it&#8217;s as if they are putting on a cape. It represents prestige, hard work, integrity, and altruism. It symbolizes compassion and care for the quality of life of all individuals of all creeds and colors. The long white coat is exemplary of sacrifice and dedication to hard work. Doctors are revered. The &#8220;M.D.&#8221; title at the end of one&#8217;s name signifies trust and health. The white coat and M.D. title, while revered, fail to shield people of color from everyday socioeconomic biases. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Black doctors, on average, are paid $100,000 less than their&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/healthpolicy.usc.edu\/article\/new-study-finds-pay-gaps-in-physician-income-by-race-gender\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">non-person of color counterparts.<\/a>&nbsp;When two individuals applying for the same job with identical credentials are offered inequitable contracts, a terrible injustice is done; an injustice that has occurred for generations, primarily at the disadvantage of people of color. In accordance with this continuous undervaluing, physicians of color operate at an innate disadvantage.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Systemic biases and long-standing inequities are large barriers to overcome. It takes the work of activists, allies, and pioneers to bring about change and equality. It will take the implementation of active diversity and inclusion education on both an elementary and professional level.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We must combat these biases early, while simultaneously maintaining these practices in an institutional setting. We have grown from the age of segregation and Civil Rights but have barely scratched the surface of equality. Just as the white coat doesn&#8217;t change skin color, credentials don&#8217;t alter colorism.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"701\" height=\"468\" src=\"https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/equality-vs-equity.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/equality-vs-equity.png 701w, https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/equality-vs-equity.png?resize=300,200 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About Dianne<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Dianne Marie Omire-Mayor is a third-year medical student at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.howard.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Howard University College of Medicine<\/a>. 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