The BMJ's special issue on racism in medicine reflects the working lives of doctors from ethnic minority backgrounds and the healthcare experiences of ethnic minority patients. This edition focuses on race and its impact on health. It is a timely reflection, as we in the UK try to make sense of the societal upheavals which have convulsed the country in recent times, and in which race, racism, and power have come under close scrutiny.
It is a truism to say that words matter, but it is especially the case when talking about an issue defined by power and prejudice. We had a number of discussions about language in the course of putting the journal together, covering everything from the difference between race and ethnicity to the various terms used to describe people.
Navjoyt Ladher, Head of education, explains how we decided what terms to use
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- All diversity is not created equal
while all physicians from ethnic minorities may experience discrimination, it doesn’t always look the same, says Arundhati Dhara
- We need to talk about racism
Until we talk about racism openly and teach doctors and medical students how to tackle it, we won’t see real change, says Saroo Sharda
- Women from ethnic minorities face endemic structural racism when seeking and accessing healthcare
A Cultural Safety model provides the key to unlocking the door to equality in maternity care, say Amali Lokugamage and Alice Meredith
- The perils of researching racial discrimination
Twenty five years on from the publication of their landmark paper on racism in medicine, Aneez Esmail and Sam Everington discuss their experience of calling out the issue
- Don’t call me Bibi—or anybody else, for that matter
Let's ditch the term “Bibi-itis” says Fizzah Ali
- Partha Kar: Sadda haq, aithe rakh
Be proud of what you are and where you come from, says Partha Kar
- Rammya Mathew: Racism in medicine—migrant doctors aren’t here just to “fill a gap”
Rammya Mathew reflects on the challenges her parents faced working in the NHS
- Helen Salisbury: Responding to racism
As well as policing myself, I must respond when racism arises in the behaviour of others, says Helen Salisbury
- David Oliver: Racism in medicine—what ethnic minority doctors told me on Twitter
David Oliver discusses what he learnt from responses on Twitter
- Communities that prefer close blood marriages need more help to access genetic services
Fear, inadequate knowledge, and assumptions about cultural beliefs, result in missed opportunities to support access to genetic counselling, say Naz Khan and Sarah Salway
- Ethnic minority NHS staff need to lead on climate action
We must shape the collective activism necessary to create a better and more equal NHS which demonstrates its leadership in climate action, says Mala Rao
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