When the term "systemic racism" is used, healthcare is one of those systems contributing to the problem. The facts speak for themselves. Black Americans face far worse healthcare outcomes across nearly every clinical category as compared to whites. In this important episode, we talk about why there are so few physicians of color and how when a black physician treats a black patient, the results are better for the patient. Our dialog touches on the lack of trust that often exists between patient and doctor following medical atrocities like the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment, Henrietta Lacks's stolen cells, and J. Marion Sims's butchery of enslaved women. And we reflect on income disparity and how a single payer system, like the NHS in the United Kingdom, could be a solution to the issue of access and affordability. We also plug a couple of organizations working hard to promote diversity in healthcare: Tour for Diversity and HUEDco.com.
