Black Physicians' Experience with Race: Should We Be Surprised?
Authors: Joseph R. Betancourt, Andrea E. Reid
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2007)

Editorials2 January 2007Black Physicians' Experience with Race: Should We Be Surprised?Joseph R. Betancourt, MD, MPH and Andrea E. Reid, MD, MPHJoseph R. Betancourt, MD, MPHFrom Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.Search for more papers by this author and Andrea E. Reid, MD, MPHFrom Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-146-1-200701020-00013 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Surveys done over the past 3 years show that minorities have drastically different perspectives on race and race relations in the United States than their white counterparts (1). For instance, African Americans are more likely than whites to feel personally discriminated against in public life and at their place of employment, less likely to feel that they have equal job opportunities, and less likely to feel that race relations in the United States are “somewhat good” or “very good.” Even as ground is broken in our nation's capital for the new Martin Luther King Jr. memorial, African Americans are less ...References1. Race and ethnicity. Polling Report Inc. Accessed at www.pollingreport.com/race.htm on 29 November 2006. Google Scholar2. Nunez-Smith M, Curry LA, Bigby J, Berg D, Krumholz HM, Bradley EH. Impact of race on the professional lives of physicians of African descent. Ann Intern Med. 2007;146:45-51. LinkGoogle Scholar3. Institute of Medicine. In the Nation's Compelling Interest: Achieving Diversity in the Health Care Workforce. Washington, DC: National Academies Pr; 2004. Google Scholar4. Coombs AA, King RK. 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Betancourt, MD, MPH, Institute for Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital, 50 Staniford Street, 9th Floor, Suite 901, Boston, MA 02150; e-mail, [email protected]org.Current Author Addresses: Dr. Betancourt: Institute for Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital, 50 Staniford Street, 9th Floor, Suite 901, Boston, MA 02150.Dr. Reid: Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 First Street, Boston, MA 02114. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoImpact of Race on the Professional Lives of Physicians of African Descent Marcella Nunez-Smith , Leslie A. Curry , JudyAnn Bigby , David Berg , Harlan M. Krumholz , and Elizabeth H. Bradley Lingering Racism Calls for Reflection and Action Ali M. Thomas , June M. Thomas , and Richard W. 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Thomas, PhD 2 January 2007Volume 146, Issue 1Page: 68-69KeywordsHealth careHispanic peopleMotivationNative American peoplePerceptionQualitative studiesRacial and ethnic discriminationRacial and ethnic issuesResearch designResearch grants ePublished: 2 January 2007 Issue Published: 2 January 2007 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2007 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...