Page Comparison

Transgender Health - Introduction to Language - This article from the American Medical Student Association attempts to describe importance issues around the transgender population for a clinical audience. Different sections include definitions of "transgender" and related terms, practical ways to improve primary care of transgender patients, and health disparities in the transgender population.

White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack - This groundbreaking essay by Peggy McIntosh discusses the concept of "white privilege" - a series of advantages white people experience, typically without being conscious of them.

Some highlights:

1. I can if I wish arrange to be in the company of people of my race most of the time.

2. I can avoid spending time with people whom I was trained to mistrust and who have learned to mistrust my kind or me.

3. If I should need to move, I can be pretty sure of renting or purchasing housing in an area which I can afford and in which I would want to live.

4. I can be pretty sure that my neighbors in such a location will be neutral or pleasant to me.

5. I can go shopping alone most of the time, pretty well assured that I will not be followed or harassed.

 Exploring Four Barriers Perceived by African Americans in Health Care - This article drawn from focus groups discusses four barriers facing African Americans seeking medical care: perceived discrimination, medical mistrust, race disconcordance, and poor communication, and offers way to help clnicians reduce or eliminate these barriers.

Surviving as an Underrepresented Minority Scientist (Duke Today)

Duke Neuroscientist Erich Jarvis discusses his experiences as a minority in the academic scientific environment and compares them to the experiences of Ernest Everett Just, a pioneering African American science writer, cellular biologist and sociologist.