Supporting Students of Color

In light of recent calls to action for racial equality, many medical students have stepped up and used their medical platform to build awareness of police brutality as a public health issue. For students of color, this task is a welcomed opportunity to inspire meaningful change and conversation to improve the lives of marginalized communities. However, this additional role can be overwhelming, as students of color may be dealing with additional expectations and challenges not encountered by nonminority students. These additional expectations and challenges come with being exceptions within a predominantly White environment in medicine and are often referred to as the minority tax. 1 For faculty, this may manifest as pressure to lead diversity efforts and to address racism and inequities in mentorship and promotion. 2 For students, it can also include leading social activism efforts while balancing that activity with normal academic and career responsibilities

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• Empowering Student Antiracist Work to Overcome Inertia in Academic Health Centers

  Victoria M Ngo, Sarah Beaverson et al.•Academic Medicine•2022

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• Addressing disparities in academic medicine

  Open Access•José E Rodríguez, K M Campbell et al.•BMC Medical Education•2015

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