Event Title
“Dr.” George Zimmerman: Racial Profiling in Medicine
Location
Panel One
Event Website
http://www.law.ufl.edu/academics/centers/csrrr
Start Date
20-3-2013 9:00 AM
Description
The alleged profiling of Trayvon Martin spawned a national debate about racism and legal power. While many believe racism is an issue of the past, racial profiling dangerously influences many factions of the health care industry. Science often justifies racial stigmas through race-based medicine and disparities research. From the past to the present, race characterizes a dual existence in medicine. Scholars have widely debated racism’s presence in this approach. Institutional racism in the health care industry spans centuries and stretches. Medical education historically accepted the premise of Black inferiority. Today the legal contradictions within the American constitutional framework often ignore the reality and repercussions of racial profiling in medicine. This paper synthesizes the literature on how the law, medical institutions, and societal attitudes of racism bleed into medicine.
“Dr.” George Zimmerman: Racial Profiling in Medicine
Panel One
The alleged profiling of Trayvon Martin spawned a national debate about racism and legal power. While many believe racism is an issue of the past, racial profiling dangerously influences many factions of the health care industry. Science often justifies racial stigmas through race-based medicine and disparities research. From the past to the present, race characterizes a dual existence in medicine. Scholars have widely debated racism’s presence in this approach. Institutional racism in the health care industry spans centuries and stretches. Medical education historically accepted the premise of Black inferiority. Today the legal contradictions within the American constitutional framework often ignore the reality and repercussions of racial profiling in medicine. This paper synthesizes the literature on how the law, medical institutions, and societal attitudes of racism bleed into medicine.
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