Week 11 - Why Differences in Health Care Delivery Physician

Week 11

Why Differences in Health Care Delivery Physician Treatment of Patients

Reading 1: Barr Chapter 9 (pg. 230-260)

Video 1: Opening the Doors to Medical School

https://www.pbs.org/video/opening-the-doors-to-medical-school-lrdjfk/Links to an external site.

Video 2: Is There a Racial ‘Care Gap’ in Medical Treatment?

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/is-there-a-racial-care-gap-in-medical-treatmentLinks to an external site.

Guiding Questions: 

What are the arguments for why race/ethnicity affects how physicians treat patients?

How can community partnerships help reduce disparities in access to health care?

How can medical schools improve diversity?

How can improving diversity in medical schools help reduce health disparities?

What are the problems in medical education related to disparities in care?