Black doctors in white coats on a mission to cure discrimination in the workplace

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  • čas přidán 7. 02. 2021
  • Racism and discrimination are nasty diseases that even Black doctors in white coats can’t cure.
    “There have been instances when I‘ve gone into a patient’s room only to be asked where’s the real doctor,” Dr. Rob Robinson said.
    Robinson owns a house call physician service with his wife Dr. Karla Robinson.
    “I’ve experienced that many times,” Karla Robinson said. “Where’s the real doctor. I’ve even had someone to refuse my care, you know like uh uh, I rather not. That actually happened when we moved to the South.”
    Dr. Karla and Rob Robinson, both inner-city Chicagoans turned Charlotteans, have more than 15 years of medical experience, contributing to the small group of Black practicing physicians in the country. According to data from the Association of Medical Colleges, Black doctors make up less than 6% of practicing doctors in America. White doctors make up 56%.
    “It’s heartbreaking because we recognize Black patients tend to do better when treated by someone who looks like them,” Rob Robinson said.
    Karla Robinson even reflected on a time she was discriminated against as a patient when she was pregnant.
    “I had a minor complication and had to go into the hospital and it was immediate suspected that I was a drug seeker,” Karla Robinson said.
    What made it even more hurtful for the Robinsons is this happened at the hospital Karla Robinson was training at to become a doctor.
    “Racism truly transcends all socioeconomics standards. What you see coming through the door is the color of our skin, not our bank accounts not our degrees,” Karla Robinson said.
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Komentáře • 6

  • @georger6624
    @georger6624 Před rokem

    College professors have said they blow with the standards to accept certain races. This is not good.

  • @moontakeen
    @moontakeen Před 3 lety +2

    Stop lying

  • @georger6624
    @georger6624 Před rokem

    Want to talk about Jews Jewish doctors small percentage right now it’s high Asian doctors white doctors feels and the rest of the gap

  • @mach1734
    @mach1734 Před 3 lety

    This article is baseless and beyond ridiculous to believe a growing industry, one that is identified by the end-user as a means to improve health, will face the problem of diversity? Let me help the author on some business 101, which they seem to lack. Customers do not buy products based on race owned % in the company, yet only the benefit of how the product helps the user. Second, show us the barrier that race plays a part that would restrain company owners in this industry? This article is only intended to further divide and create hate.