Gaslighting of Black medical trainees makes residency something to ‘survive’ [statnews.com]
By Shenelle Wilson, Photo: Adobe, STAT, March 10, 2022 S ome say the lack of Black physicians is a pipeline problem, with too few Black people going to medical school. I say it’s a gaslighting problem. The health of Black Americans lags behind that of white Americans, driven in part by the underrepresentation of Black physicians in the medical field. Numerous studies have found that patients of color experience better health care outcomes and higher satisfaction when cared for by racially...