Race and Medicine

This course introduces medical students to important concepts regarding the intersection of Race and Medicine to increase knowledge and awareness on how race/ethnic variables may influence health, illness, and the giving and receiving of health care interventions.  This course will address the history and social construction of race/ethnicity, the construction of race as a scientific concept, the role of race/ethnicity in treating specific disease conditions, and racial/ethnic health disparities. Throughout the course, students will be encouraged to actively search for clinical applications to the issues raised.   
Disclaimer
Discussions regarding race and ethnicity are often difficult, and we commend you for courageously enrolling in this course. To foster robust discussions and deeper understanding, we will practice respect and tolerance, thus creating a safe space to freely share ideas, questions, and research concepts. At the beginning of the course, the class, as a whole, will develop and agree upon a social contract that will guide class discussions and maintain a safe environment for all students as they develop into culturally sensitive future physicians.