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A medical mythbuster's mission to improve health care | Joel Bervell

2024/10/15
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Joel Bervell：医疗保健系统中根深蒂固的种族偏见对有色人种患者的健康和医疗保健造成了严重的不利影响。这种偏见体现在医疗教育、诊断、治疗和医疗资源分配等各个方面。历史上的不公正行为，例如塔斯基吉梅毒研究和对奴隶的非人道医疗实验，导致了有色人种社区对医疗系统的长期不信任。为了解决这些问题，我们需要批判性地评估医疗系统中种族因素的使用，并努力实现医疗保健的公平与公正。这需要改变医疗教育，以反映世界多样化的人口，解决社会经济地位和性别等因素对医疗保健的影响。同时，患者也需要积极主动地为自己争取权益，了解医生的鉴别诊断，并记录就诊情况。社交媒体可以成为一个有效的平台，用于提高人们对这些问题的认识，促进社区建设和倡导，推动医疗保健领域的变革。

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Joel Bervell, a medical student and online medical myth-buster, discusses how racial misconceptions are embedded in healthcare and their harmful impacts. He highlights the lack of diverse medical education and uses social media to address overlooked issues, sharing examples of racial biases in medical tests and the impact on patient care.
  • 50% of medical students/residents endorsed at least one false biological belief about racial differences in patients.
  • Healthcare professionals often unaware of these biases, highlighting the need for better education.
  • Historical biases and stereotypes continue to affect patient care, leading to feelings of being ignored or unheard, especially among Black patients.

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Joel Bervell was one of the only Black students in his medical school program. After noticing how misconceptions about race were embedded in health care, he turned to social media to raise awareness about the harmful impact of biases in medicine. He unpacks the long history of race-based health care disparities — and shows what the medical field can do to better serve all patients.