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The quiet segregation no one talks about in medical school
I hated so much of medical school. Not all of it. I started eager, positive and bright. I was excited. But I struggled to belong. There was unwritten, informal segregation. Fresher’s week: I was stoked to try out new things… Hockey and rowi…
Teaching by humiliation is still crushing future doctors
Shouting at student physicians is still a thing. Justified as “teaching by humiliation.” It is the worst form of “teaching” I have ever encountered. Being asked questions aggressively, Being ridiculed if you get the answer wrong…
Why racism in health care is still an emergency
“I want to be white,” he said. I didn’t know how to respond. I was quiet. He was serious, waiting for my reply. He was only 8 years old, in the hospital with an asthma flare-up. I had asked him, “What do you want to be when you …
