Like other academic institutions, medical schools have long factored race into admission decisions, operating under the principle that a more diverse workforce of doctors does a better job of treat…
in six states found that medical school enrollment of students of color who were members of underrepresented groups fell roughly 17% after the bans were instituted.Despite the United States having one of the world’s most advanced systems of medical research and clinical care, Black people and some other minorities often fare worse than white people. Their life expectancies are shorter: 65.2 years for American Indian and Alaska Native people and 70.8 for Blacks in 2021, versus 76.
When patients are of the same race or gender as their provider, they may also have better health outcomes, research shows. “To the extent that physicians of a social outgroup are more likely to be aware of the challenges and issues that arise when treating their group, it stands to reason that these physicians may be more equipped to treat patients with complex needs,” according to the study.
“Jim Crow-ing medicine is not going to solve this,” he said, referring to laws enacted in the 19th and 20th centuries that enforced racial segregation.
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