The Impacts of Racism and Bias on Black People Pursuing Careers in Science, Engineering, and Medicine Proceedings of a Workshop (2020) / Chapter Skim
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7 Concluding Remarks
7 Concluding Remarks
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As she presented in the keynote, Dr. Jones said mechanisms that contribute to Black underrepresentation in medicine may include: • Structures, such as racial residential segregation, quality preschool programs, K-12 partnerships, or medical faculty diversity • Policies, such as unequitable public school funding or truncated affirmative action policies • Practices, including use of MCAT scores as a first hurdle, inclusion of photographs on applications, and limited outreach to HBCUs • Norms, including that standardized tests are important predictors of success as a clinician while a student's "distance traveled" is marginally relevant • Values, including beliefs that Blacks are less intelligent or hard working or other negative traits, and white supremacist ideology.
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Jones said. She called for three items on an anti-racist agenda: "reparations, de-carceration, and a huge investment in communities with a special focus on investment in children." Workshop co-chair Cedric Bright closed by noting the workshop discussions covered racism and bias as a multifaceted issue, and the work of the Roundtable would continue.
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