Research Guides: Critical Data Literacy: Addressing race as a variable in a preclinical medical education session: References and Further Reading

Podcasts

Should Black People Get Race Adjustments In Kidney Medicine?
Short Wave. January 2021.
#191 Lipids Update and Cardiovascular Risk Reduction with Erin Michos MD (Podcast)
Curbsiders. January 2020.
Collection: Antiracism in Medicine (Clinical Problem Solvers)

Race in Biomedical Research

Avoiding Racial Essentialism in Medical Science Curricula
AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(6):518-527. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.6.peer1-1706.
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This article frames some of the discussions educators need to consider having with preclinical students, for instance, interrogating the use of race in biomedical research and knowledge production
Executive Summary — Towards the Abolition of Biological Race in Medicine: Transforming Clinical Education, Research and Practice
Hidden in Plain Sight — Reconsidering the Use of Race Correction in Clinical Algorithms
published in NEJM, August 2020
Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government
See Sec. 9. Establishing an Equitable Data Working Group
A Comprehensive Policy Framework to Understand and Address Disparities and Discrimination in Health and Health Care: A Policy Paper From the American College of Physicians
"ACP believes that more research and data collection related to racial and ethnic health disparities are needed to empower policymakers and stakeholders to better understand and address the problem of disparities. .Collected data must be granular and inclusive of all personal identities to more accurately identify socioeconomic trends and patterns"

Serchen, J., Doherty, R., Atiq, O., & Hilden, D. Annals of Internal Medicine.
Remembering Past Lessons about Structural Racism — Recentering Black Theorists of Health and Society
White, A., Thornton, R. L. J., & Greene, J. A. (2021). New England Journal of Medicine, 385(9), 850–855. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMms2035550

Cardiovascular Disease Risk Prediction

#191 Lipids Update and Cardiovascular Risk Reduction with Erin Michos MD (Podcast)
Curbsiders. January 2020.
Call to Action: Structural Racism as a Fundamental Driver of Health Disparities: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association
Churchwell K, Elkind MSV, Benjamin RM, Carson AP, Chang EK, Lawrence W, et al. 2020 Dec 15;142(24).
Future directions in cardiovascular disease risk prediction
"The aim of this article is to review recent developments in CVD risk prediction, including calculators developed in the USA, UK and New Zealand, and non-traditional tests for cardiovascular risk assessment."

Association Resources

AMA Center for Health Equity