nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2|||Racism, Hazing And Other Abuse Taints Medical Training, Students Say||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||More than 35% of students surveyed experienced mistreatment in a U.S. medical school. “There’s a direct link between this abuse and how some … health care disparities play out, ” a black doctor says.


Racism, Hazing And Other Abuse Taints Medical Training, Students Say

Health workers and others rallied in Seattle during a Doctors For Justice event on June 6, protesting police brutality in the wake of George Floyd’s death. Medical training needs a hard look too, doctors say: Students of color and LGBTQ people often bear the brunt of what can be a bullying culture.

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Racism, Hazing And Other Abuse Taints Medical Training, Students Say



More than 35% of students surveyed experienced mistreatment in a U.S. medical school. “There’s a direct link between this abuse and how some … health care disparities play out,” a black doctor says.


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