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Articles

Breaking the Silence: Time to Talk About Race and Racism

  • Acosta D, Ackerman-Barger K. Breaking the Silence: Time to Talk About Race and Racism. Academic Medicine.92(3):285-288.

Defining Race/Ethnicity and Explaining Difference in Research Studies on Lung Function

  • Braun L, Wolfgang M, Dickersin K. Defining race/ethnicity and explaining difference in research studies on lung function. The European respiratory journal.41(6):1362-1370.

Exploiting Race in Drug Development: BiDil's Interim Model of Pharmacogenomics

  • Jonathan K. Exploiting Race in Drug Development: BiDil's Interim Model of Pharmacogenomics. Social Studies of Science.38(5):737-758.

Inequality and the Health-Care System in the USA

  • Dickman SLMD, Himmelstein DUP, Woolhandler SP. Inequality and the health-care system in the USA. LANCET. 2017;389(10077):1431-1441.

Levels of Racism: A Theoretical Framework

  • Jones CP. Levels of racism: a theoretic framework and a gardener's tale. American Journal of Public Health.90(8):1212-1215.

Race/Ethnicity in Medical Education

  • Ripp K, Braun L. Race/Ethnicity in Medical Education: An Analysis of a Question Bank for Step 1 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination. Teaching and Learning in Medicine.29(2):115-122.

Race and Reification in Science

  • Troy D. Race and Reification in Science. Science.307(5712):1050-1051.

Race Matters? Examining and Rethinking Race Portrayal in Preclinical Medical Education

  • Tsai J, Ucik L, Baldwin N, Hasslinger C, George P. Race Matters? Examining and Rethinking Race Portrayal in Preclinical Medical Education. Academic Medicine.91(7):916-920.

Racial Bias in Health Care and Health Challenges and Opportunities

  • Williams DR, Wyatt R. Racial Bias in Health Care and Health: Challenges and Opportunities. JAMA-J AM MED ASSN.314(6):555-556.

Structural Competency Meets Structural Racism: Race, Politics, and the Structure of Medical Knowledge

  • Metzl JM, Roberts DE. Structural competency meets structural racism: race, politics, and the structure of medical knowledge. The virtual mentor : VM.16(9):674-690.

Articles

Are We Teaching Racial Profiling?

  • Acquaviva KD, Mintz M. Perspective: are we teaching racial profiling? The dangers of subjective determinations of race and ethnicity in case presentations. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges.85(4):702-705.

The Effects of Whiteness on the Health of Whites in the USA

  • Malat J, Mayorga-Gallo S, Williams DR. The effects of whiteness on the health of whites in the USA. Social Science & Medicine.199:148-156.

Implicit Racial/Ethnic Bias Among Health Care Professionals

  • Hall WJ, Chapman MV, Lee KM, et al. Implicit Racial/Ethnic Bias Among Health Care Professionals and Its Influence on Health Care Outcomes: A Systematic Review. American journal of public health.105(12):e60-e76.

Incorporating Antiracism Coursework into a Cultural Competency Curriculum

  • Gordon WM, McCarter SAU, Myers SJ. Incorporating Antiracism Coursework into a Cultural Competency Curriculum. Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health.61(6):721-725.

The Interplay of Race, Socioeconomic Status and Neighborhood Residence Upon Birth Outcomes

  • Kothari CL, Paul R, Dormitorio B, et al. The interplay of race, socioeconomic status and neighborhood residence upon birth outcomes in a high black infant mortality community. SSM - Population Health.2:859-867.

Medical School Experiences Associated with Change in Implicit Racial Bias

  • van Ryn M, Hardeman R, Phelan SM, et al. Medical School Experiences Associated with Change in Implicit Racial Bias Among 3547 Students: A Medical Student CHANGES Study Report. J GEN INTERN MED.30(12):1748-1756.

Structural Racism and Health Inequities in the USA: Evidence and Interventions

  • Bailey ZDS, Krieger NP, Agénor MS, Graves JMPH, Linos NS, Bassett MTD. Structural racism and health inequities in the USA: evidence and interventions. LANCET. 2017;389(10077):1453-1463.

Structural Racism and Supporting Black Lives-The Role of Health Professionals

  • Hardeman RR, Medina EM, Kozhimannil KB. Structural Racism and Supporting Black Lives — The Role of Health Professionals. N ENGL J MED.375(22):2113-2115.

Taking Race out of Human Genetics

  • Michael Y, Dorothy R, Rob D, Sarah T. Taking race out of human genetics. Science.351(6273):564-565.

Use of Race and Ethnicity in Biomedical Publication

  • Kaplan JB, Bennett T. Use of Race and Ethnicity in Biomedical Publication. JAMA-J AM MED ASSN.289(20):2709-2716.

Articles

Racial Categories in Medical Practice: How Useful Are They?

  • Braun L, Fausto-Sterling A, Fullwiley D, et al. Racial categories in medical practice: how useful are they? PLoS medicine.4(9):e271.

Separate and Unequal: Structural Racism and Infant Mortality in the US

  • Wallace M, Crear-Perry J, Richardson L, Tarver M, Theall K. Separate and unequal: Structural racism and infant mortality in the US. Health and Place.45:140-144.

Using a Structural Competency Framework to Teach Structural Racism in Pre-health Education

  • Metzl JM, Petty J, Olowojoba OV. Using a structural competency framework to teach structural racism in pre-health education. Social Science & Medicine.199:189-201.

Will Personalized Medicine Challenge or Reify Categories of Race and Ethnicity?

  • Rajagopalan R, Fujimura JH. Will personalized medicine challenge or reify categories of race and ethnicity? The virtual mentor : VM.14(8):657-663.
  • Cable LP. Conversations that Matter: A How-to Guide for Hosting Discussions about Race, Racism, and Public Health. City Match: The National Organizagtion of Urban MCH Leaders. Charlotte, NC; The Lee Institute; 2012.
  • Herzig M., Chasin L. A Nuts and Bolts Guide from the Public Conversations Project: Fostering Dialogue Across Divides. Public Conversations Project. Watertown, MA. 2006.

Systems Thinking and Race

Racial Equity Impact Assessment

  • Keleher T. Racial Equity Impact Assessment. Race Forward: The Center for Racial Justice Innovation. https://www.raceforward.org/sites/
    default/files/RacialJusticeImpactAssessment
    _v5.pdf  Published 2009. 

Frederick Douglass's Fight Against Scientific Racism

  • Herschthal E. Frederick Douglass’s Fight Against Scientific Racism. The New York Times. 2018: SR4. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/22/opinion/
    frederick-douglasss-scientific-racism.html

Racial Differences in Addiction and Other Disorders Aren't Mostly Genetic

  • Tsai J. Racial Differences in Addiction and Other Disorders Aren’t Mostly Genetic. Scientific American. 2018.

Media

How Structural Racism Works: Tricia Rose

  • Brown University (2015, December 14). How Structural Racism Works: Tricia Rose. [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KT1vsOJctMk
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