Sep 29, 2022  |  12:00pm - 1:30pm

(Nearly) Everything You Learned About “Race” in Medical School Is Wrong

This session is included in the Ending the Practice of “Race Correction” in Health Care speaker series as part of the Li Ka Shing, Clinical and Population Research Rounds, 2022.

Sept 29, 2022
12 pm - 1:30 pm EST

Andrea T. Deyrup M.D., Ph.D. and Joseph L. Graves, Jr., Ph.D. will discuss how the concept of "race" is misused throughout medical education and practice. Learners will leave the session with:

  • An understanding of the consequences of the misuse of “race” which include:
    • Negative clinical outcomes;
    • Premature death;
    • Loss of patient and community confidence in clinical practitioners and processes.
  • The ability to identify and eliminate the misuse of “race” in curricula and clinical decision-making.

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