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This chapter presents a case study where a patient requests a white male doctor instead of the Jewish physician assigned to his care. The chapter includes cross-cultural tools and skills to assist physicians when they encounter similar microaggressions.

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  1. Brown Emergency Medicine, Injury Prevention Center, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA

    Taneisha T. Wilson MD, ScM

  2. Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA

    Taneisha T. Wilson MD, ScM

  3. The Miriam and Rhode Island Hospitals, Providence, RI, USA

    Taneisha T. Wilson MD, ScM

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  1. Taneisha T. Wilson MD, ScM
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Correspondence to Taneisha T. Wilson MD, ScM .

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  1. Office for Diversity and Equity and Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA

    Marcus L. Martin

  2. Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Sheryl Heron

  3. Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, LA, USA

    Lisa Moreno-Walton

  4. Office for Diversity and Equity, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA

    Michelle Strickland

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Wilson, T.T. (2019). Jewish Doctor. In: Martin, M.L., Heron, S., Moreno-Walton, L., Strickland, M. (eds) Diversity and Inclusion in Quality Patient Care. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92762-6_58

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92762-6_58

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