When reading these articles it is clear to see that doctors downfall in America is mostly contributed to behavior like this. Doctors, usually white males are very bias towards minorities, women and the LGBTQ community. This is not saying every doctor is this way the research shows that there is proof. When reading these articles I remember reading earlier this semester about how doctors have lost trust in patients and I asked the teacher why. When reading this behavior it is easy to see why. It is shocking to still in 2019 that doctors are treating women so differently than men, when a lot of times there are many women doctors in the profession. I would propose having more doctors who are diverse in gender, race and sexual preference in not only hospitals but decisions making ability to attempt to stop the biases from continuing. I believe holding the hospitals accountable for the care they provide and possibly having patients review doctors performance based on their visits. This should be reviewed in front of a diverse board. The issue is most if not majority of doctors believe they are too powerful and in society we used to treat them as such but eventually there will be no trust at all, which only hurts those who cannot afford healthcare or great treatment facilities.
The Doctor’s Downfall
Published by proudfather510
My name is Chauncey Jackson and I currently reside in Alameda, Ca but was raised in Fairfield, Ca. The pronoun I go by is he. I am married with a two year old daughter and 1 more daughter on the way in January. I am a senior in college but I am 34 years old. I decided to go back to school to enhance my career as a healthcare professional. I am Director of a department at San Francisco hospital and believe this course can help further my knowledge of healthcare and the medical world. I'm a sociology major and look forward to learning new topics that elevate my thinking and understanding of medical sociology and apply it to my job now. View more posts
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Hi Chauncey,
I really liked the ideas you had to have on making on the health care system to be more diverse. I think that those would be great ideas, especially since the world’s population is diverse in so many ways. I understand that it could be hard for doctors to keep up, but they should be more open minded and accepting of those who are non-white males specifically. I think with the power that doctors have on the masses, it should be clear that they should be more inclined to help those in need regardless of color, creed, gender, or orientation. I also think that a downside of trying to have more diverse doctors, is that that is probably not the occupation that people want. I just wonder when did this much of discrimination become normal and why hasn’t it been fought against?
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Hi there. I find it very shocking that such a major area in society is involved in this type of negative behavior. Our health and well being is a priority but many are victims of bias behavior. It makes me wonder why do health professionals act and think this way? Their purpose is to help and serve every individual in need of assistance but it seems like many are breaking this code. I liked how you shared a proposal of what can be changed in the healthcare system. I find it reasonable. Thanks for sharing.
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It is great that the articles addressed the problems within the healthcare system. I like how you brought up the issue on the bias towards minorities, women, and the LGBTQ community. It is surprising that doctors are treating women differently compared to men. There is definitely a lot more of women being treated differently in other areas, such as the workplace. There has been improvement in areas but I don’t think it’s enough. To what extent will this change and for society to shift this?
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