🛑✋ Racism in Health Care - 30-Day Re-eval
with:
Chris Barnes
Stephanie Long
Mark Milligan
Lisa VanHoose
Rupal Patel
This episode is a follow-up episode.
It was created in response to a tweet and podcast from JAMA. The tweet caused a backlash on social media and from members of the medical community and the public.
The panel discusses their thoughts, reactions, but mainly questioned the tweet. They discuss topics such as levels of racism, the existence of structural racism, biases to healthcare, and lack of competence in expressing racism in healthcare.
Physical therapists stand in an excellent spot to take ownership and teach others about the issues that currently exist involving racism. The panel agrees there needs to be a motivation to change the view of the healthcare system so all people are treated and care for equally.
To create change for the future, physical therapists are at the forefront to educate children about the PT profession, PT efforts to racism, and how to create future leaders to ultimately gain followers in combating structural racism. The physical therapy profession cannot create outside change if it does not recognize its own biases.
