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First, “Medical anthropologist”—what a fascinating field of study! I feel like we need more of these people!
Second, a heartbreaking read. Nowhere is institutional racism more evidently harmful than it is in the institution of medicine. It’s shocking and disappointing that with the mountains of evidence that this is happening, nothing is being done.
This is taking waaaaaaaay too long to fix.