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How Should Academic Health Centers Desegregate Health Professions Education?

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One expression of structural injustice in the United States is delivery of health care according to patients' race and insurance status. This de facto segregation in academic health centers limits… Click to show full abstract

One expression of structural injustice in the United States is delivery of health care according to patients' race and insurance status. This de facto segregation in academic health centers limits community organizations' and leaders' capacity to dismantle racism and undermines health equity. This commentary on a case considers this problem, argues why academic health centers are ethically obliged to respond, and offers strategies to do so.

Keywords: health centers; health; desegregate health; academic health; health professions; centers desegregate

Journal Title: AMA journal of ethics
Year Published: 2023

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