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The not-so-silent killer missing in medical-training curricula: racism

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Racism is a social determinant of health and negatively affects health outcomes. This Comment describes steps to take toward achieving equity and racial justice in medical training and addressing racism in clinical settings.

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  1. The Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Minority Health Policy at Harvard University, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Frinny Polanco Walters & Adjoa Anyane-Yeboa

  2. The Office for Diversity Inclusion and Community Partnership, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Alden M. Landry

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Polanco Walters, F., Anyane-Yeboa, A. & Landry, A.M. The not-so-silent killer missing in medical-training curricula: racism. Nat Med 26, 1160–1161 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-020-0984-3

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