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oumeugo's review against another edition
challenging
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4.25
jenni_r's review against another edition
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5.0
An absolutely beautifully written book, the audio version read by the author with all the emotion possible only when read by the one who lived the experience.
America, we have so much work to do to make health care more equitable. Dr. Blackstock’s candid critique of American healthcare and the disparities in life expectancy and health for Black Americans is so needed and the work she’s doing to improve the system is brilliant.
Finished Weathering by Arlene Geronimous just weeks before this and they complement one another well.
America, we have so much work to do to make health care more equitable. Dr. Blackstock’s candid critique of American healthcare and the disparities in life expectancy and health for Black Americans is so needed and the work she’s doing to improve the system is brilliant.
Finished Weathering by Arlene Geronimous just weeks before this and they complement one another well.
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Excellent. Equal parts medical history and personal anecdotes all tied together within the political landscape of our country. Absolutely brilliant and so, so needed.
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4.0
This book should be required reading for anyone entering a health-related profession
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4.0
I just happened upon this memoir a few days before its release and decided why not give it a try. The memoir part of the book was interesting, getting to know Dr. Blackstock’s personal background and family history, the legacy of her mother which inspires her and the kinds of challenges she faced as a Black woman physician, both while in university and when working. I also liked how she correlates her personal experiences with racism to the history of medicine itself in this country; the dark relationships between medical breakthroughs and unethical experimentation on enslaved people and later other Black folks; and how this internalized racism in the teaching of medicine results in physicians with bias, negative outcomes for Black patients, and mistrust between the communities.
This is a well written and easy to read book, especially if one wants to learn about the basics of the topic of racism and medicine. I can’t say I got to know a lot of stuff I didn’t already know, but as a beginners book on the theme, this will work in a very accessible manner. And I really appreciate the advocacy work the author is doing through her organization, Advancing Health Equity - it’s much needed in a country that outspends all developed countries in healthcare but with much lesser positive outcomes.
This is a well written and easy to read book, especially if one wants to learn about the basics of the topic of racism and medicine. I can’t say I got to know a lot of stuff I didn’t already know, but as a beginners book on the theme, this will work in a very accessible manner. And I really appreciate the advocacy work the author is doing through her organization, Advancing Health Equity - it’s much needed in a country that outspends all developed countries in healthcare but with much lesser positive outcomes.