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Minority patients do better when treated by doctors who share the same race or ethnicity But there’s a problem. Most doctors are white, and only 6% of doctors are black.
California teenager Jahi McMath’s family refused to accept the diagnosis of brain death. Her case opens up a number of questions – among them – what role did race play?
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Associate Professor of Health Care Ethics, Saint Louis University
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Family Medicine Physician and Postdoctoral Health Services Researcher, University of Michigan
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Lecturer, School of Medicine, University of Washington
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Associate Professor of Clinical Research, University of Greenwich
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Professor of Social Psychology, University of Greenwich
