Significance of Diversity in Healthcare

The benefits of having diverse teams in healthcare include:

• Improved patient outcomes and satisfaction

• Increased healthcare costs

• Reduced collaboration among team members

• Limited access to resources

Diversity in healthcare ensures a wider range of perspectives that can lead to ________.

• improved patient outcomes

• increased healthcare costs

• reduced patient satisfaction

• limited treatment options

What barriers did Black individuals face in medical education and practice historically?

• Lack of access to medical schools

• Racial discrimination

• Limited professional opportunities

• All of the above

Dr. Charles Drew's advocacy highlighted racial disparities in medical practices by:

• Establishing the first blood bank

• Refusing to segregate blood by race

• Becoming the first African American surgeon

• Developing new surgical techniques

Who was the first Black woman to earn a medical degree in the United States?

Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler made significant contributions to women's health by:

• Being the first African American woman to earn a medical degree in the United States

• Founding the first hospital for women

• Writing a book on women's health

• Leading a women's health movement

Who was Henrietta Lacks?

• A famous scientist known for her work in genetics.

• A woman whose cancer cells were used for medical research without her consent.

• The first female astronaut to land on the moon.

• A renowned author of medical textbooks.

The contributions of Black scientists and medical professionals in modern healthcare are significant because:

• They have led to groundbreaking medical discoveries and innovations.

• They have had no impact on modern healthcare.

• They have only contributed to non-medical fields.

• Their contributions are limited to traditional medicine.

When a person or group of people are treated unfairly or differently

• inclusion

• community

• equity

• discrimination

Inclusion means:

• Only including your best friends

• Making sure everyone feels welcome and valued

• Ignoring people who are different

• Having a party with only a few people invited