LAUSR

Racism manifests in several forms—internalized, interpersonal, subversive, and institutionalized among them. The constructs that define and guide the various professional membership and honorific societies that constitute organized medicine in this country are not immune from harboring any, if not all, of these expressions of discrimination. Addressing structural bias and inequity at the organizational level requires authenticity, committed leadership, and transparent acknowledgement of transgressions both past and present. This commentary touches upon what “calling the question” must look like.