Racism in the medical profession

It's alright man.

The horror! She was called a colored girl. She needs a safe space and a practice in either the 9th ward or Livingston Parish.

Definitely racism. If you aren't black, asian, or mexican, you have a slim to none chance of getting into med school

Medicine is not a safe space. If these things bother you, then you probably won't last. In fact, you probably shouldn't have any job where you deal with the general public.

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A few weeks later when I received my clinical evaluations, I perceived some of the feedback as unkind. I couldn’t tell if the comments actually reflected my performance or if I, too, was being punished for speaking out, or maybe even for being black. It was terrifying not knowing the difference.

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Evaluations are based on your performance, knowledge, and professionalism. I can't definitely say that she got poor evaluations due to these factors and not due to her skin color, but this sounds like a cop out.

Through my four years of Med school we only had one racial incident. We had a practice case on the computer in which a black female patient (who happened to play basketball and live in the hood) was diagnosed with gonorrhea. The black people in my class were up in arms about the case because it was the first computer case with a black patient, and they thought it portrayed negative stereotypes. The very next day the teacher who ran the computer cases brought in the doctor who wrote the case... She was black. The case was based on an actual patient of this doctor. I'm pretty sure every other person in the class gave a silent fist pump when the professor introduced the doctor to the class

She's has a long road ahead of her...

Based on the lower test scores for applicants of some minority groups to medical school...

Maybe they should be.

Yeah, some attendings just treat you like shite. You can't assume it's because of your skin color with no other evidence to support that assumption. The part where she expected the doctor to discuss the patients wearing confederate flags is just a joke. Those clinics are nuts and you don't have time to discuss petty bullshite that might hurt your feelings, especially something as insignificant as a flag on a hat or t-shirt. If the patients had berated her about her skin color, then sure, it should be addressed. In this instance I think it's just another case of someone looking to be offended.

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I fear my heart was hardened by an extra burden, of my educators being blind to my worth as a woman of color.

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And what about being a woman of color gives you any more worth than any other medical student?

All these coddled pussies will continue to be in for rude awakenings once they leave their college campuses.

It's pretty much been said already, but does this woman think that because she's well educated her perceptions of tolerance are more viable to a bunch of idiots (ignorant patients)? It's not any more of a doctor's job to lecture their patients on political correctness than it is a waiter's.