Medical Racism

In John Hoberman’s Black and Blue: The Origins and Consequences of Medical Racism, the author discusses the predisposed racial thinking in the medical profession and how it affects the medical treatment received by African Americans. Hoberman uses such a text to discuss the historical, as well as ongoing, practice of racism in the medical profession through the 21st century. Hoberman uses the text to explain how racism is instilled in physicians’ thinking about the minds and bodies of their African American patients. The text depicts the use of historical statisitcs dating decades ago to make the point that racism against African-Americans does indeed exist today and how ethical issues being violated have lead to a dysfunction medical profession
And later he heaps further elaborate on physicians and medical scholars: “American medical authors’ general lack of interest in race relations, and the tacit censorship enforced by the norms of professional courtesy, have ruled out serious scrutiny of physicians’ thinking about racial health disparities in the pages of these journals; in a word, assessing the racial sophistication of physicians has never been a priority for American medical authors”( Hoberman, 217). Hoberman’s goal is to get those in the medical profession to realize that ignoring the ongoing racism and stereotype within the medical field is not aiding the situation at hand. He wants people to realize that the violation of ethical codes are in effect and it must come to a halt in order to preserve the field that is built on diversity and ethicality, so to
Hoberman’s text evidently insinuates that the medical profession is faulty and that the predisposed thoughts that are found in the profession, along with its physicians, must be altered. To do that, it must begin to where the molding happens. Hoberman has used such a text to bring forth the violation of such bioethical issues and to break the cycle, change is indeed vital. Humanity and ethicality must begin to be implemented. Black and Blue is a valuable novel that truly portrays the issues of the disturbing history of racism in US medicine. It should serve as a reminder of the depth of racial discrimination that the medical profession faces today, and that it is time for new implementation to occur. Hoberman has used such a text to bring forth the implications present, and it is now evident that change must occur for the sake of preserving the health care system in which should be built on equality and the opportunity to grow as a medical professional based on that