Medical Training Can Reinforce Racial Bias

The video discusses racial bias in healthcare, highlighting how medical education often oversimplifies race, leading to misconceptions and biases in treatment. It emphasizes that race is a social construct, not a biological one, and that racial disparities in health are due to social and environmental factors. The video provides examples of how racial bias affects diagnoses and treatment, and suggests reforms in medical education to address these issues.

Discuss the importance of context when presenting racial differences in health status.

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What recommendations have been made to address racial bias in medical education?