Reflecting on racism in medicine

Thank you so much for this vulnerable article, Dr Dhara.¹ I am grateful you had the courage to write it. We need your voice now more than ever. For context, I am a white, male, family medicine resident in Halifax, NS, with a history of burnout. These past couple of months have been full of self-reflection for me. What I was not yet considering was the largely unacknowledged racism in medicine.

Your article is a great summary of my past subconscious microaggressions. I am listening, learning, and wanting to become a better human being to other human beings. Your vulnerable and piercing words, crucial to be said and heard today, give me a little more hope for systemic change, as well as more direction for me to enact change. I do hope to run into you someday in Halifax.

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