To tell the truth, I’ve rarely given money, and none in the past years. But here is the manifesto of social justice for my medical school (excerpt as too painful to read it all):
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Moving the Needle on Social Justice
Yale School of Medicine is committed to addressing social justice through education, research, and community engagement.
To the School of Medicine Community,
The marginalization of members of our society due to race, socioeconomic status, gender and sexual identity, education, or other factors is unfortunately also reflected within many aspects of our national health care system. Social inequities play out at both an individual and systemic level; social justice attempts to improve the lives of those who are disenfranchised. YSM faculty, students, and staff have made a concerted effort to address social justice issues through initiatives that range from curricular reform to research to patient care. This work extends to involving community representatives in our efforts to conduct research and improve health.
On the education front, the U.S. Health Justice (USHJ) elective, created by two medical students, Tehreem Rehman, MD ’18 and Robert Rock, MD ’18, aims to educate health professional students about social determinants of health and the obstacles to favorable health outcomes encountered by marginalized populations. Dr. Rock also created “Making the Invisible Visible: Art, Identity & Hierarchies of Power,” a session using art to explore the expression of bias in western culture and its impact on patient-provider relations. Originally developed as part of the USHJ elective, the session is now included in the required curriculum for first-year medical students.
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Posts: 19014 | Location: One hop from Paradise | Registered: July 27, 2004
Really? This is beyond ridiculous. I do recall teaching hospitals providing free medical care to a large portion of the population. If you come from a wealthy background and spend time in the ER in inner city hospitals you learn about all socioeconomic groups very quickly. Compassion and learning how to relate to people from different backgrounds and those that do not speak English is all part of it. Having courses in this sort of thing must mean that Yale medical school is only admitting affluent students who have never rubbed elbows with anyone not on the New York social register.
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I can tell you that the year I was admitted, I was the only student in the class who had done pre-med at a community college...next year also one student, turned out to be the same community college. Needless to say, we became good friends.
BTW two para postings in my thread just minutes after I started it...don’t know whether to be proud or just keep looking over my shoulder.
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Posts: 19014 | Location: One hop from Paradise | Registered: July 27, 2004
When I was in medical school first year (1996) welectured from 8-5 most days and took exams on Saturday as to not miss out on lecture time. There were no electives until 4th year. With discussions to shorten medical school to 3 years to reduce costs, to add this is ridiculous. It’s feel good crap that adds nothing to the training you need to be a clinician. Sad. They probably don’t teach how to do a simple physical exam any more. Order a dang CT and consult someone else....
Posts: 714 | Location: MS | Registered: November 21, 2001
All things being equal, a Yale M.D. would have been good enough for me. Now I can’t be sure. They’re killing the brand. I’ll still trust your advice doc.
“Crisis is the rallying cry of the tyrant.” – James Madison
"Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others." - Robert Louis Stevenson
They seem proud of this initiative, not a hint of irony.
That’s one of the most disturbing things about it. They are in hot water with their alumni already, but they don’t give a shit. Their endowment is so big, they can’t spend it all and don’t need any more alumni donations, it would seem.
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Posts: 19014 | Location: One hop from Paradise | Registered: July 27, 2004
Ditto at mine. They can't forget and bury their past fast enough to suit the snowflakes.
RMD
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Originally posted by 911Boss: OK, I read it twice and still can’t make out what the hell it means or what he is saying.
A whole lot of gobbely gook!
Not sure either. I am going to give it a go though.
Give extra good medical care to black, poor, trans, and high school dropouts because they are screwed by whitey every turn in life. By giving the marginalized (in my head I think of someone covered in margarine) better care than you provide rich, old, white guys you will solve injustice in the world.
Jesse
Sic Semper Tyrannis
Posts: 21471 | Location: Loudoun County, Virginia | Registered: December 27, 2014
OK, I read it twice and still can’t make out what the hell it means or what he is saying.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Treat people equally. If you had decent parents and educators you should already know this sort of thing. Waste of time.
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