Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor's Reflections on Race and Medicine by
Examines the complex ways in which both black doctors and patients must navigate the difficult and often contradictory terrain of race and medicine. As the author transforms from student to practicing physician, he discovers how often race influences his encounters with patients; may be found on the Ready Reference shelves
Blacks in Osteopathic Medicine—An Idea Whose Time Has Come: The Contributions of Blacks in the History and Transformation of Medicine, Osteopathy, and Human Health by
Sets out to disprove the idea and thought that historical information is vague, elusive, or sparse regarding black people within the context of being a part of the founding and progression of medicine, including osteopathic medicine in America and throughout the world
Building Schools, Making Doctors: Architecture and the Modern American Physician by
In Building Schools, Making Doctors, Katherine Carroll reveals how the schools constructed during this fifty-year period did more than passively house a remodeled system of medical training; they actively participated in defining and promoting an innovative pedagogy, modern science, and the new physician; may be found on the Ready Reference shelves
Civil Rights in the Texas Borderlands: Dr. Lawrence A. Nixon and Black Activism by
A powerful addition to the literature on African Americans in the Southwest, Civil Rights in the Texas Borderlands explores seldom-studied corners of the Black past and the civil rights movement; may be found on the Ready Reference shelves
Dynasty: Blacks in White Coats by
Explores the lives and medical discoveries of African- and African-American physicians from the past and present; may be found on the Ready Reference shelves
Early Education of African American Pharmacists 1870-1975 by
Reviews seven schools that were established for the purpose of training African American pharmacists after the Civil War to service their communities but are now defunct; may be found on the Ready Reference shelves
Meharry Medical College: Campus History Series by
Pictorial history of Meharry Medical College, written by Meharry Medical College Library & Archives' Executive Director Sandra Parham
By Don K. Nakayama (Editor); Peter J. Kernahan (Editor); Edward E. Cornwell (Editor); Published by the American College of Surgeons, 2021
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An American Health Dilemma: A Medical History of African Americans and the Problem of Race: Beginnings To 1900 by
Offers an extensive examination of the history of intellectual and scientific racism that evolved to give sanction to the mistreatment, medical abuse, and neglect of African Americans and other non-white people; also included are biographical portraits of black medical pioneers
Black and Blue: The Origins and Consequences of Medical Racism by
Black & Blue is the first systematic description of how American doctors think about racial differences and how this kind of thinking affects the treatment of their black patients.
Black Skin, White Coats: Nigerian Psychiatrists, Decolonization, and the Globalization of Psychiatry by
Black Skin, White Coats is a history of psychiatry in Nigeria from the 1950s to the 1980s. Working in the contexts of decolonization and anticolonial nationalism, Nigerian psychiatrists sought to replace racist colonial psychiatric theories about the psychological inferiority of Africans with a universal and egalitarian model focusing on broad psychological similarities across cultural and racial boundaries.
The Impacts of Racism and Bias on Black People Pursuing Careers in Science, Engineering, and Medicine by
The Roundtable on Black Men and Black Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine was launched at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in 2019 to identify key levers, drivers, and disruptors in government, industry, health care, and higher education where actions can have the most impact on increasing the participation of Black men and Black women in science, medicine, and engineering. On April 16, 2020, the Roundtable convened a workshop to explore the context for their work; to surface key issues and questions that the Roundtable should address in its initial phase; and to reach key stakeholders and constituents. This proceeding provides a record of the workshop.
Mentoring of Black Graduate and Medical Students, Postdoctoral Scholars, and Early-Career Faculty in Science, Engineering, and Medicine by
On December 7 and 8, 2020, the Roundtable on Black Men and Black Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a virtual workshop that examined how to strengthen mentoring and advising of Black students and professionals in science, engineering, and medicine.
Understanding and Offsetting Financial Barriers for Black Students in Science, Engineering, and Medicine by
On April 19-20, 2021, the Roundtable on Black Men and Black Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine organized a virtual public workshop to examine financial barriers for Black students in science, engineering, and medicine, explore existing educational programs to them, and engage stakeholders in conversations about partnerships and policies that span academia, industry, and philanthropy. This publication summarizes the presentation and discussion of the workshop
