The Office of Diversity \, Equity\, and Inclusion and the Division of Biology and Biomedical Scienc e’s Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion and Student and Alumni Affairs are h osting a series of events inspired by HELA100: The Lacks Family’s on-going effort to increase awareness about Henrietta Lacks and the store of her imm ortal cells.
This program seeks to be a critical s pace for participants to recognize and grapple with the complexities of mis trust among Black\, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) in healthcare an d biomedical research. It is deeply important to understand the history of racism in healthcare and science\, such as the story of Henrietta Lacks. I t is also true that everyday racism within these systems perpetuates curren t day mistrust. The COVID-19 vaccine has highlighted this reality and prov ides important context for how institutions like WUSM need to change in ord er to rebuild trust with our BIPOC communities.
Pl ease be prepared that we will be having small group activities as a part of this workshop\, in addition to pre-work. We hope you will be able to engag e with the brief readings below as a primer for our discussion. Please come prepared for an active learning environment.
Pre- Work:
NYT: 1916 Selection: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/racial-differences- doctors.html
More than Tuskegee: Understanding Mistrust about Research Participation https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC43 54806/
Beyond Tuskegee — Vaccine Distrust and Everyday Racism: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMpv2035827
Please re gister to attend this event:
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