Is it possible that traumas endured centuries ago could impact both the mental and physical health of descendants today? And if so, why are we as medical students and healthcare professionals not talking about it?
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We see it every day on in the hospital and the clinic. It is the stories from our patients that allow us to learn who they are, what environment they live in, and who supports them. The story of a patient’s life informs how we care for them and allows us to treat the human rather than the disease.
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The Importance of Narrative Discussion in Anti-Racism Medical Education Read More »
Written by Elise Prehoda ’24, Sheridan Finnie ’22 and Mialovena Exume ’24
The Social Justice Coalition (SJC) at the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine is a medical student leadership group committed to identifying, disrupting, and dismantling systemic racism within our various communities, in particular, medical education. In January, the SJC Book Club met to discuss Harriet A. Washington’s book, Medical Apartheid. Three members of SJC who partook in the conversation share their responses to prompts discussed during the meeting. Read more
Dismantling Systemic Racism: Reflections on Medical Apartheid Read More »
