{"id":4599,"date":"2020-06-08T12:26:39","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T16:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-cu-sites.pantheonsite.io\/library\/?page_id=4599"},"modified":"2025-08-22T12:37:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T16:37:03","slug":"medical-discrimination-stigma","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/health-sciences-library-2\/health-sciences-guides\/medical-discrimination-stigma\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical Discrimination &amp; Stigma"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Discrimination regarding medical issues and disparities within the medical system have created lasting challenges for patients and the medical profession.&nbsp;It is vitally important that medical practitioners are aware of the different symptom presentations they may see in patients of various skin tones and the unique experiences minority groups of all kinds experience relating to health care. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch this TED talk by Dorothy Roberts for a history of race-based medicine and its ongoing repercussions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-video advgb-video-block full-width advgb-video-lightbox\" data-video=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KxLMjn4WPBY?rel=0&amp;wmode=transparent\" data-source=\"youtube\" data-video-attr=\"controls,playsinline\" data-video-preload=\"metadata\"><div class=\"advgb-video-wrapper full-width\" style=\"background-color:#EEEEEE\"><div class=\"advgb-video-poster\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/KxLMjn4WPBY\/hqdefault.jpg)\"><\/div><div class=\"advgb-button-wrapper\" style=\"height:450px\"><div class=\"advgb-play-button\" style=\"color:#fff\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><path d=\"M0 0h24v24H0z\" fill=\"none\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>And this video: How Racism Makes Us Sick, by David R. Williams:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-video advgb-video-block full-width advgb-video-lightbox\" data-video=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VzyjDR_AWzE?rel=0&amp;wmode=transparent\" data-source=\"youtube\" data-video-attr=\"controls,playsinline\" data-video-preload=\"metadata\"><div class=\"advgb-video-wrapper full-width\" style=\"background-color:#EEEEEE\"><div class=\"advgb-video-poster\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/VzyjDR_AWzE\/hqdefault.jpg)\"><\/div><div class=\"advgb-button-wrapper\" style=\"height:450px\"><div class=\"advgb-play-button\" style=\"color:#fff\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><path d=\"M0 0h24v24H0z\" fill=\"none\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Books &amp; Podcasts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-912311a6-d0d2-4e90-88ff-aea7a3b8d3c7 advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon accordion-state\"><svg class=\"advgb-icon-closed\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"advgb-icon-opened\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M7.41,18.59L8.83,20L12,16.83L15.17,20l1.41-1.41L12,14L7.41,18.59z M16.59,5.41L15.17,4L12,7.17L8.83,4L7.41,5.41L12,10L16.59,5.41z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Books<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/clarksonuniversitylibrary.on.worldcat.org\/oclc\/568720717\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Medical Apartheid<\/a> &#8211; by Harriet A Washington<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/books\/NBK220358\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care<\/a> &#8211; from the Institute of Medicine (US)&#8217;s Committee on Understanding and Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/clarksonuniversitylibrary.on.worldcat.org\/oclc\/875894794\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Health Care Disparities and the LGBT Population<\/a> &#8211; by Vickie L Harvey and Teresa Heinz Housel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/clarksonuniversitylibrary.on.worldcat.org\/oclc\/26722360\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bad Blood: The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment<\/a> &#8211; by James H Jones and the Tuskegee Institute<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/clarksonuniversitylibrary.on.worldcat.org\/oclc\/437077108\">Acres of Skin: Human Experiments at Holmesburg Prison<\/a> &#8211; by Allen M Hornblum (eBook)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/clarksonuniversitylibrary.on.worldcat.org\/oclc\/659766267\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks<\/a> &#8211; by Rebecca Skloot (eBook)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-5089170d-f3f4-479a-8fd1-08874f078015 advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon accordion-state\"><svg class=\"advgb-icon-closed\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"advgb-icon-opened\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M7.41,18.59L8.83,20L12,16.83L15.17,20l1.41-1.41L12,14L7.41,18.59z M16.59,5.41L15.17,4L12,7.17L8.83,4L7.41,5.41L12,10L16.59,5.41z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\"><a>Podcasts<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.natalstories.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Natal<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wnycstudios.org\/podcasts\/radiolab\/segments\/91657-race-and-medicine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Race &amp; Medicine<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leanin.org\/podcast-episodes\/why-women-get-overlooked-in-healthcare-with-serena-williams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Why Women Get Overlooked in Healthcare<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/brianwilliamsmd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Race, Violence &amp; Medicine<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coreimpodcast.com\/2019\/08\/21\/stories-of-women-in-medicine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stories of Women in Medicine<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/workingwiselygroup.com\/podcast-finding-me-in-medicine-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Finding Me in Medicine Again<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Articles &amp; Collections<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-a00f02f2-59d7-46ef-89ae-65e33f62ed12 advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon accordion-state\"><svg class=\"advgb-icon-closed\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"advgb-icon-opened\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M7.41,18.59L8.83,20L12,16.83L15.17,20l1.41-1.41L12,14L7.41,18.59z M16.59,5.41L15.17,4L12,7.17L8.83,4L7.41,5.41L12,10L16.59,5.41z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Popular Reading &amp; News Articles<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/daily.jstor.org\/the-1910-report-that-unintentionally-disadvantaged-minority-doctors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The 1910 Report that Disadvantaged Doctors<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/daily.jstor.org\/covid-10-hitting-black-poor-communities-hardest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">COVID-19 Is Hitting Black &amp; Poor Communities the Hardest<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/daily.jstor.org\/the-lasting-fallout-of-the-tuskegee-syphilis-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Lasting Fallout of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2017\/12\/07\/568948782\/black-mothers-keep-dying-after-giving-birth-shalon-irvings-story-explains-why\">Black Mothers Keep Dying After Giving Birth. Shalon Irving\u2019s Story Explains Why<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/01\/30\/health\/maternal-mortality-statistics-cdc-study\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Women Dying from Pregnancy and Childbirth is Still a Problem in the US, CDC Report Shows<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lovewhatmatters.com\/have-a-seat-myasthenia-gravis-chronic-illness-invisible\/?fbclid=IwAR3CJA0AXSgt9ZUJhgogVkUIXLCF3eV_iEDm6Dnr3CE123DQL6qdWF47HV4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Woman finally diagnosed with invisible illness Myasthenia Gravis after 6-year battle<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alicebroster\/2020\/06\/09\/you-shouldnt-accept-period-pain--discomfort-as-normal-explains-expert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">You Shouldn\u2019t Accept Period Pain &amp; Discomfort as Normal, Explains Expert<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aamc.org\/news\/more-native-american-doctors-needed-reduce-health-disparities-their-communities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">More Native American Doctors Needed to Reduce Health Disparities in Their Communities<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-ae497dcb-5ed1-478c-adb0-602e548be939 advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon accordion-state\"><svg class=\"advgb-icon-closed\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"advgb-icon-opened\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M7.41,18.59L8.83,20L12,16.83L15.17,20l1.41-1.41L12,14L7.41,18.59z M16.59,5.41L15.17,4L12,7.17L8.83,4L7.41,5.41L12,10L16.59,5.41z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Academic Articles<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/clarksonuniversitylibrary.on.worldcat.org\/oclc\/8198191773\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Navigating Medical Culture &amp; LGBTQ Identity<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/clarksonuniversitylibrary.on.worldcat.org\/oclc\/7667770149\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Racial\/Ethnic &amp; Gender Disparities in Health Care Use &amp; Access<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/clarksonuniversitylibrary.on.worldcat.org\/oclc\/456951206\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gender disparities in metastatic colorectal cancer survival<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/clarksonuniversitylibrary.on.worldcat.org\/oclc\/5156955727\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Perceived Discrimination &amp; Reported Delay of Pharmacy Prescriptions &amp; Medical Tests<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Find more <a href=\"https:\/\/clarksonuniversitylibrary.on.worldcat.org\/search?sortKey=LIBRARY&amp;databaseList=4058%2C2375%2C1461%2C3384%2C2271%2C3218%2C1953%2C1875%2C3313%2C1672%2C638%2C1736%2C1934%2C3879%2C2221%2C2264%2C2263%2C2483%2C2262%2C2261%2C2260%2C143%2C2259%2C2237%2C1542%2C2477%2C2476%2C3909%2C2277%2C3867%2C3967&amp;queryString=gender+disparities+and+medical+diagnoses&amp;changedFacet=&amp;overrideStickyFacetDefault=&amp;stickyFacetsChecked=on&amp;selectSortKey=LIBRARY&amp;clusterResults=on&amp;expandSearch=on&amp;overrideGroupVariant=&amp;overrideGroupVariantValue=&amp;scope=&amp;format=Artchap&amp;subformat=Artchap%3A%3Aartchap_artcl&amp;subformat=Artchap%3A%3Aartchap_digital&amp;subformat=Artchap%3A%3Aartchap_chptr&amp;content=peerReviewed&amp;year=all&amp;yearFrom=&amp;yearTo=&amp;author=all&amp;database=all&amp;language=all\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/clarksonuniversitylibrary-on-worldcat-org.ezproxy.clarkson.edu\/external-search?queryString=racial%20disparities%20and%20medical%20diagnoses&amp;clusterResults=on&amp;stickyFacetsChecked=on&amp;baseScope=&amp;sortKey=BEST_MATCH\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-8957014f-eaf8-49dd-a28a-3b2efa572023 advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon accordion-state\"><svg class=\"advgb-icon-closed\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"advgb-icon-opened\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M7.41,18.59L8.83,20L12,16.83L15.17,20l1.41-1.41L12,14L7.41,18.59z M16.59,5.41L15.17,4L12,7.17L8.83,4L7.41,5.41L12,10L16.59,5.41z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\"><a>Collections<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/go-gale-com.ezproxy.clarkson.edu\/ps\/searchTopic?topicId=GALE%7C00000000LVVG&amp;searchResultsType=MultiTab&amp;searchType=ts&amp;bname=Bioethics&amp;userGroupName=nysl_nc_clarku&amp;inPS=true&amp;prodId=OVIC&amp;category=Browse+Issues\">Gale Opposing Viewpoints \u2013 BioEthics<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/go-gale-com.ezproxy.clarkson.edu\/ps\/searchTopic?topicId=GALE%7CJOYUSB817705070&amp;searchResultsType=MultiTab&amp;searchType=ts&amp;bname=Prenatal+Care+and+Maternal+Mortality&amp;userGroupName=nysl_nc_clarku&amp;inPS=true&amp;prodId=OVIC&amp;category=Browse+Issues\">Gale Opposing Viewpoints: Prenatal Care &amp; Maternal Mortality<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-e69fb27a-e5b9-4d78-8e1e-77881a806e2a advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon accordion-state\"><svg class=\"advgb-icon-closed\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"advgb-icon-opened\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M7.41,18.59L8.83,20L12,16.83L15.17,20l1.41-1.41L12,14L7.41,18.59z M16.59,5.41L15.17,4L12,7.17L8.83,4L7.41,5.41L12,10L16.59,5.41z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Online Resources<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/guides.library.unlv.edu\/c.php?g=1046032&amp;p=7590095\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Racism in Medicine and Healthcare: Guide to Resources<\/a> &#8211; University of Nevada Las Vegas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyam.org\/what-can-i-do\/racism-violence-and-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Racism, Violence and Health<\/a> &#8211; New York Academy of Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lulac.org\/programs\/health\/health_disparities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Latino Health Disparities<\/a> &#8211; League of United Latin American Citizens<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmsreview.org\/issue\/4\/south-asian-disparities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Paradox of South Asian Disparities in Medicine<\/a> &#8211; Harvard Medical Student Review<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/libraryguides.umassmed.edu\/racism-in-academic-medicine\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Racism in Academic Medicine<\/a> &#8211; University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/laneguides.stanford.edu\/multicultural-health\/medical-racism-antiracism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Medical Racism &amp; 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