Segregation and racism within the medical profession have, and continue to, profoundly impact the African American community. Yet, the complex history of race in the medical profession is rarely acknowledged and often misunderstood. The AMA Institute for Ethics invited a panel of experts to review and analyze the historical roots of the black-white divide in American medicine. The following is a summary of the panel’s findings, along with other resources.
- Journal of the American Medical Association article
- Journal of the American Medical Association commentary
- AMA press release
- Historical timeline (PDF, 104KB)
- Historical timeline (Web version)
- PowerPoint slides, part 1 (PDF, 1MB)
- PowerPoint slides, part 2 (PDF, 2MB)
- Bibliography (PDF, 51KB)
- Project acknowledgements (PDF, 18KB)
- 1870 National Medical Journal article (PDF, 2MB)
- American Medical Association Archives
- The AMA apology to the National Medical Association House of Delegates, July 30, 2008
- Slides shown to the National Medical Association House of Delegates, July 30, 2008 (PDF, 430KB)
- African American Physicians presentation slides, part 1 (PDF, 468KB)
- African American Physicians presentation slides, part 2 (PDF, 255KB)
- African American Physicians presentation slides, part 3 (PDF, 1.98MB)
Background reports on the history of African Americans and organized medicine
Background research reports for the project on the history of African Americans and organized medicineReviewers for the history of African Americans and organized medicine
Reviewers for the research project on the history of African Americans and organized medicineWriting group for the history of African Americans and organized medicine
Writing group for the research project on the history of African Americans and organized medicineBackground on the history project
Background of research project on the history of African Americans and organized medicine
Last updated: Oct 1, 2008
Content provided by: Institute for Ethics
Content provided by: Institute for Ethics