This may come as a shock to some, but healthcare workers who are persons of color aren’t immune to feelings of mistrust and distrust. https://twitter.com/martyschladen/status/1344369326774747138

For anyone curious as to how or why these feelings may develop, I refer them to Dr. @uche_blackstock’s recent OpEd, which delves into the injustice experienced by #DrSusanMoore

#SayHerName https://twitter.com/uche_blackstock/status/1342920925252087816

#DrSusanMoore’s story is the rule, not the exception.

Virtually any doctor, nurse, clinical assistant who is Black, Hispanic, or Native has a personal story of how they (or someone in their family) faced discrimination as patients. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/23/us/susan-moore-black-doctor-indiana.html

There are some who will read this and think, “But they should know better.” Here’s the thing: they do. They know better than to trust that our institutions are looking out *for them*

These are smart people this isn’t a knowledge gap— it’s a *trust* gap.

The way to address this trust gap is to address it head-on, not by casting dispersions or calling for their dismissal.

Listen, and internalize what you’re hearing. Above all: directly address those concerns.
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