I don’t know about you, but if I’m ever anesthetized and under the surgeon’s knife, I would prefer the chap on the other end of the scalpel be focused solely on correcting my ailment, stitching me up, and most importantly keeping me alive. Ah, but I would prefer that, wouldn’t I, inherent bigot that I am?
Thankfully, the luminaries at Ohio State University now offer a course in which aspiring health professionals, particularly those lacking melanin, are invited to…wait for it…confront their privilege! Because if you’re an anti-racist, then that’s what you want your surgeon worrying about. His privilege. Not your open chest.
