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Medical Discrimination Series

Led by Carolyn DePinho ('21), Isabella O'Reilly ('21), and Ella Kalapatapu ('21)

MD Series #1: The Racist History of Medicine
Date: September 3, 2020
​Link to Slides: MDSeries1.pdf
​This student speaker webinar focuses on the history of medicine and how the roots of racism have persisted through healthcare systems today. Topics include a brief history of medical discrimination, patient stereotypes, provider implicit bias, social determinants of health, and more.
MD Series #2: The Discriminatory Roots of Women's Health
Date: September 22, 2020
​Link to Slides: ​MDSeries2.pdf
This MD webinar discussed the discriminatory roots of female-bodied reproductive health. Some topics include a brief history of gynecology and obstetrics, period poverty, alleged forced sterilizations in ICE camps, racial weathering, the Black maternal mortality rate, breastfeeding, inequity in postpartum care, and non-cisgender, female-bodied pregnancies. 
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