Opinion: Academic medical centers need to go beyond statements condemning racism
As predictable as mushrooms popping up after rain, condemnation of racism from leaders at academic medical centers and acknowledging it as a public health crisis began emerging almost moments after a Minneapolis jury found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murdering George Floyd on Tuesday.
There’s no doubt that speaking out against racism is valuable. But it often isn’t backed up by effective leadership to enact policy changes that will actually combat institutional racism.
