A new study, led by doctors at the Mayo Clinic, surveyed Black and brown youth in the Rochester area about race and their experiences seeking health care. Their answers could help make medical settings more inclusive.
When Emily McTate, a pediatric psychologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, takes her 1-year-old son to the doctor, she puts on the badge that identifies her as Dr. Emily McTate.
Dr. Ashaunta Anderson, an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Southern California, does the same thing when her kids, who have sickle cell disease, need to get their symptoms checked out. She also calls the emergency department ahead of time to give them a heads up that she—an attending doctor — will be bringing in the kids...
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