History of Race and Medicine in the United States: What can we learn about structural racism in medicine? - Online Program

Event Start/Stop Date and Time

September 14, 2020 8:30 AM - March 20, 2026 5:00 PM EDT

Check-in Date and Time

September 14, 2020 8:30 AM EDT

Location

Northwest AHEC Online and Blended Learning
Your device, quiet location, reliable Internet

Event Description

This program presents an overview and discussion of race and medicine in the United States. Faculty Jennifer Schaal, MD is a trainer and organizer with the Racial Equity Institute. She retired in 2006 from practicing gynecology at Greensboro Women’s Healthcare in Greensboro, NC. Dr. Schaal is a founding member of the Greensboro Health Disparities Collaborative (GHDC), a community-based participatory research (CBPR) group based on anti-racism principles. She is a member of the board of directors for The Partnership Project, an anti-racism organization and partner of the GHDC. As a medical-community member of the GHDC, she has actively participated in multiple research projects in various capacities, including the NCI-funded CCARES (Cancer Care and Racial Equity Study) and Accountability for Cancer Care through Undoing Racism and Equity (ACCURE), the “Respectful Prescribing” study, a pilot study for the Community Translational Science Award Grant Application by the UNC Center for Community and Clinical Research. She was an active participant in the development and implementation of the GHDC’s Health Equity Training. With academic and community partners, she has served on multiple advisory boards, delivered keynote addresses and scientific presentations and co-authored peer-reviewed publications and book chapters. She is an active member of the Guilford Anti-Racism Alliance and has been a trainer for the Racial Equity Institute since the fall of 2016.

Objectives

1. Discuss the intersections between race and racist ideas and the development of American medical systems.
2. Identify specific historical events during the creation of the American medical system that prevent full participation of black Americans and other Americans of color even today.
3. Identify structural aspects of the American medical systems which have a foundation in racist ideas.

Session Credits

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Presenter(s)

• Jennifer Schaal, MD

Session Details