kilofoxtrotfour t1_is71es9 wrote on October 13, 2022 at 7:37 PM

Reply to comment by skunkylotus in BIPOC medical providers? by skunkylotus

Working in healthcare, the entire premise that a black person can treat a black person more appropriately is crazy — that’s not how medical school works. Medical providers are generally colorblind in their care of patients. Not once have I thought to myself… “I’d fight harder for my patient if only they were white”

skunkylotus OP t1_is72uif wrote on October 13, 2022 at 7:46 PM

That's not what I said and implicit bias means it's potentially automatic and unintentional. Working in healthcare, having had medical training, I'd hope that at some point you'd have been exposed to this information. It's well researched and documented and it's not an attack on white people.

kilofoxtrotfour t1_is767a1 wrote on October 13, 2022 at 8:07 PM

I’ve read it, but don’t necessarily agree with the validity of some of the studies. It’s like saying… a rape survivor should find a psychiatrist who has been raped, because otherwise there is no empathy and understanding. Meanwhile, the general public gets the impression that only an Indian doctor can properly diagnose Indian patients. All this serves to do is Balkanize the doctor-patient relationship. One of my patients is having their leg amputated because they spent a year looking for a “good doctor”, when any doctor could have treated the infection last year

skunkylotus OP t1_is7a76w wrote on October 13, 2022 at 8:33 PM

You do you, bro. Your examples are black and white and don't allow for any gray or nuance. No one is saying a white provider can't help a person of color. No one is saying rape survivors should only see rape survivors. I'm saying I have a preference and asking for recommendations. If you don't have any, cool, move along. I don't actually have to justify it to you bc you're not my provider. I had a provider recommend a major surgery when all I actually needed was an outpatient procedure. I had a patient who was diagnosed with schizophrenia bc she feels presences and can see her deceased family members. Does she have schizophrenia? No. So we've all had our share of hearing or knowing bad experiences. So I'm going to make my decisions based off scientific research and personal experience and you can do whatever you see fit with yours. Good day to you, sir.