Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee

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Dr. Damon Tweedy shares his personal experiences as an African American physician, discussing the challenges faced by Black healthcare professionals.

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Memoirs of the founder of Atlanta's Morehouse School of Medicine.

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"At once a searing indictment of our healthcare system, a generational family memoir, and a call to action."

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"The authors analyze the critical roles of individual and systemic racial bias in ... racial health disparities and their consequence for all Americans."

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"The book examines how disparities in treatment may arise in health care systems and looks at aspects of the clinical encounter that may contribute to such disparities."

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This book explores how differences in communication and the quality of relationships affect health outcomes.

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"Eubanks systematically investigates the impacts of data mining, policy algorithms, and predictive risk models on poor and working-class people in America."

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"The first systematic description of how American doctors think about racial differences and how this kind of thinking affects the treatment of their black patients."

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A compelling story that explores the intersection of medical ethics, race, and the contributions of Henrietta Lacks to cancer research.

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This book delves into the historical context of medical experimentation on Black Americans and sheds light on the ethical considerations in healthcare.

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"A concise account of the historical connections between the development of the idea of race and the birth of social statistics."

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Through a nuanced exploration, the book unveils the pervasive consequences of racism in the U.S., shedding light on its effects on personal lives and the broader health of the nation.

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The book reframes American history, "placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of Black Americans at the center of the story we tell ourselves about who we are as a country."

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"A startling, powerful account of Audre Lorde's experience with breast cancer and mastectomy."

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"How America today and throughout its history has been shaped by a hidden caste system, a rigid hierarchy of human rankings."

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"A collection of essays taking aim at the legitimacy of the modern feminist movement, arguing that it has chronically failed to address the needs of all but a few women."

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An account of the great migration of African American people north, through the lens of three people, including a doctor, who experienced it firsthand.