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Medical Racism & Antiracism
“Medical racism is the systematic and wide-spread racism against people of color within the medical system. It includes both the racism in our society that makes Black people less healthy, the disparity in health coverage by race, and the biases held by healthcare workers against people of color in their care” (Bronson, 2020).
This curated guide pulls together resources from Lane Medical Library, Stanford Libraries and other campus resources, in addition to government resources on medial racism and antiracism. For a comprehensive list of resources on medical racism, search Lane for "medical racism".
References
Bronson, E. (2020, July 21). What is Medical Racism?. YWCA. https://www.ywcaworks.org/blogs/firesteel/tue-07212020-0947/what-medical-racism
Resources
Black and Blue: the Origins and Consequences of Medical Racism by Publication Date: 2012A systematic description of how American doctors think about racial differences and how this kind of thinking affects the treatment of their black patients.Black Man in a White Coat by
Publication Date: 2016"One doctor's passionate and profound memoir of his experience grappling with race, bias, and the unique health problems of black Americans" -- Google Books
Audiobook available: Overdrive Access limited to three users., 2015
Blacks in Medicine: Clinical, Demographic, and Socioeconomic Correlations by Publication Date: 2020This socially conscious, culturally relevant book explores the little-known history and present climate of Black people in the medical field. It reveals the deficiencies in the American healthcare structure that have contributed to the mismanagement of healthcare in the Black population, and examines cross-currents that intersect with the major events in minority medical history.
Erasing Institutional Bias: How to Create Systemic Change for Organizational Inclusion by Publication Date: 2018The authors bring together in-depth research on how biases become embedded into workplace cultures with practical and engaging tools that will mobilize readers toward action. They confront specific topics such as racism, sexism, hiring and advancement bias and retribution bias, meaning when organizations develop a culture of aggression, and offer solutions for identifying and controlling them.
How to Be an Antiracist by Publication Date: 2019Weaves an electrifying combination of ethics, history, law, and science, bringing it all together with an engaging personal narrative of his own awakening to antiracism.
Just Medicine by Publication Date: 2015Over 84,000 black and brown lives are needlessly lost each year due to health disparities: the unfair, unjust, and avoidable differences between the quality and quantity of health care provided to Americans who are members of racial and ethnic minorities and care provided to whites.
Me and White Supremacy by ISBN: 9781728209807Publication Date: 2020Updated and expanded from the original workbook (downloaded by nearly 100,000 people), this critical text helps you take the work deeper by adding more historical and cultural contexts, sharing moving stories and anecdotes, and including expanded definitions, examples, and further resources, giving you the language to understand racism, and to dismantle your own biases, whether you are using the book on your own, with a book club, or looking to start family activism in your own home.
Medical Bondage by Publication Date: 2017Examines a wide range of scientific literature and less formal communications in which gynecologists created and disseminated medical fictions about their patients, such as their belief that black enslaved women could withstand pain better than white "ladies."
Medicine Unbundled: A Journey Through the Minefields of Indigenous Health Care by Publication Date: 2017A long and difficult journey across Canada to interview Indigenous elders willing to share their experiences of segregated health care, including their treatment in the "Indian hospitals" that existed from coast to coast for over half a century.
The New Jim Crow by Publication Date: 2020A stunning account of the rebirth of a caste-like system in the United States, one that has resulted in millions of African Americans locked behind bars and then relegated to a permanent second-class status—denied the very rights supposedly won in the Civil Rights Movement.
Overcoming Bias by Publication Date: 2016-11-01The authors use vivid stories and activities to uncover hidden biases.
Racism and Psychiatry by Publication Date: 2019This book addresses the unique sociocultural and historical systems of oppression that have alienated African-American and other racial minority patients within the mental healthcare system. This text aims to build a novel didactic curriculum addressing racism, justice, and community mental health as these issues intersect clinical practice.
Reproductive Injustice by Publication Date: 2019The book argues not only that medical racism persists and must be considered when examining adverse outcomes--as well as upsetting experiences for parents--but also that NICUs and life-saving technologies should not be the only strategies for improving the outcomes for black pregnant women and their babies.
So You Want to Talk About Race by Publication Date: 2018A current, constructive, and actionable exploration of today’s racial landscape, offering straightforward clarity that readers of all races need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide.
Subtle Acts of Exclusion by Publication Date: 2020Simple and clear tools to identify and address such acts, offering scripts and action plans for everybody involved. Knowing how to have these conversations in an open-minded, honest way will help us build trust and create stronger workplaces and healthier, happier people and communities.
White Fragility by Publication Date: 2018Referring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt, and by behaviors including argumentation and silence. These behaviors, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, antiracist educator Robin DiAngelo explores how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what we can do to engage more constructively.
Antiracism Inc by Publication Date: 2019-04-25Traces the ways people along the political spectrum appropriate, incorporate, and neutralize antiracist discourses to perpetuate injustice. It also examines the ways organizers continue to struggle for racial justice in the context of such appropriations.
- AAMC - Racism and HealthA curated collection of articles and resources to assist our member institutions, constituents, and the public in learning more about and exploring the complex issues and strategies to combat racism and make health care more diverse, equitable, and inclusive. This collection will be updated on a regular basis.
- APHA - Racism and HealthAn overview of racism, additional resources, and tools.
- Stanford Medicine - Black Lives Matter ResourcesCurated resources for anti-racist education, donation and activism, and self-care.
- Antiracism Book ClubA media-based discussion group geared toward Stanford Health affiliates, students, staff, and faculty. We meet once a month to explore issues relevant to racism in medicine through the written word and videos. We are always open to new members.
The D-CORE collection is a collection of fiction and non-fiction books that support the mission of the Diversity Center of Representation and Empowerment. Highlights from the collection are listed below. For a complete list of the D-CORE collection, search Lane "D-CORE".
Becoming by Publication Date: 2018This book takes us through modest Iowa kitchens and ballrooms at Buckingham Palace, through moments of heart-stopping grief and profound resilience, bringing us deep into the soul of a singular, groundbreaking figure in history as she strives to live authentically, marshaling her personal strength and voice in service of a set of higher ideals.
The Body Is Not an Apology by Publication Date: 2018Offers radical self-love as the balm to heal the wounds inflicted by these violent systems. World-renowned activist and poet Sonya Renee Taylor invites us to reconnect with the radical origins of our minds and bodies and celebrate our collective, enduring strength.
The Nickel Boys by Publication Date: 2019Based on the real story of a reform school in Florida that operated for 111 years and warped the lives of thousands of children, The Nickel Boys is a devastating, driven narrative that showcases a great American novelist writing at the height of his powers.
Such a Fun Age by Publication Date: 2019A page-turning and big-hearted story about race and privilege, set around a young black babysitter, her well-intentioned employer, and a surprising connection that threatens to undo them both.
The Vanishing Half by Publication Date: 2020Considers the lasting influence of the past as it shapes a person’s decisions, desires, and expectations, and explores some of the multiple reasons and realms in which people sometimes feel pulled to live as something other than their origins.
