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Editorial
. 2021 Jan;36(1):200-202.
doi: 10.1007/s11606-020-06291-2. Epub 2020 Oct 20.

Rallying Against Racism: Hospitals Join the Fight for Racial Justice

Yvonne Okaka  1 , Duaa AbdelHameid  1 , Rose McKeon Olson  2 , Miriam Kwarteng-Siaw  1 , Nicholas Spanos  1 , Valerie E Stone  1   3
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Editorial

Rallying Against Racism: Hospitals Join the Fight for Racial Justice

Yvonne Okaka et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2021 Jan.

Abstract

This article highlights the timely situation that resident physicians, faculty, and staff are facing after the recent highly publicized murders of Black Americans and its impact on our healthcare communities. We discuss our experiences of how the hospital can serve as a meeting place for anti-racism, as well as how anti-racist events at the hospital can raise public consciousness and be catalysts for creating a more inclusive, diverse, and welcoming environment for all members of hospital communities.

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The authors declare that they do not have a conflict of interest.

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Resident physician organizers and hospital leadership stand together at the anti-racism demonstration.
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Hospital community members kneel for 8 minutes and 46 seconds in memory of George Floyd
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The hospital community mourns together for the loss of George Floyd and countless other Black lives.
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