Document Type
Poster
Preview
Embargo Period
5-27-2021
Publication Date
5-27-2021
College
College of Health Professions
Description
- COVID-19 and its effects overwhelmed conversations; however, we realized we were missing critical discussions about systematic racism, especially after the unjust murders of Mr. Ahmaud Arbery, Ms. Breonna Taylor, and Mr. George Floyd.
- Many colleagues did not know how to reach out to their minoritized colleagues, particularly Black Americans, who may have been struggling with the continued senseless killings of Blacks in America in addition to the harmful effects of COVID-19 (Brown & White, 2020).
- Academic Health Centers (AHC) cannot afford to ignore privilege, specifically as it relates to race and racism and its impact on workers and patients (Romano, 2018).
- Privilege may come in the form of being White (vs. a minoritized individual), heterosexual (vs. lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender), wealthy (vs. low income), insured (vs. uninsured), and so forth.
- Privilege may even be generational where family members pass down opportunities to younger generations (knowledge, resources, education, income, etc.).
- There is a motivation for organizations and society to better understand race and racism from the perspective of minoritized individuals.
- The first step is being aware of privileges and then taking action to correct thinking, decisions, and policies that do not support minoritized individuals and communities.
- Our college held several virtual Modified Privilege Walks (MPW) to promote privilege awareness and begin those difficult conversations.
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Keywords
racism, racial groups, racial minorities, cultural competency, cultural sensitivity, systemic racism, medical schools, academic health center, academic health sciences, academic health sciences institutions, privilege