I saw racism firsthand growing up. It makes me a better doctor for Black patients.
Subject
Racism; Black Patients; Doctors
Description
I was in elementary school when I learned my skin color meant something. My brothers and I were spending the weekend at my father’s apartment. His building was located just outside of Chicago in a nearly all-white community. When we would visit, one of our favorite things was to go down to the swimming pool. The first time we got in the pool, the parents of the white children came and called their children home. I didn’t think anything of it. To me, it seemed purely coincidental that they would need to leave the pool as we were arriving. But then it happened the next time we visited. And the next.
Creator
Dr. Ikenna Okezie Opinion contributor
Source
Publisher
usatoday.com
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