Discrimination in Medicine

 Members of marginalized population(s) can attest that minorities are often treated unfairly by doctors or other medical (including mental health) professional at some point. There is ample documentation that the medical community discriminates on the basis of race, gender and gender identity, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, native language, and body type.

For extra credit, choose one of the following articles to summarize, or find your own (be sure to properly cite your source; review . In your summary, answer the following prompts:

1. What did you find out about discrimination in the medical/mental health field?

2. Have you or someone you know ever experienced medical or mental health discrimination? If so, what happened?

3. What can members of society do about medical/mental health discrimination?

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/voices/racism-not-genetics-explains-why-black-americans-are-dying-of-covid-19/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4504294/

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/09/well/live/gay-lesbian-lgbt-health-stigma-laws.html

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/11/21/564817975/health-care-system-fails-many-transgender-americans

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/autism-it-s-different-in-girls/

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/10/emergency-room-wait-times-sexism/410515/

https://nypost.com/2018/02/26/why-do-doctors-ignore-signs-of-heart-attacks-in-women/