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Exclusion of BIPOC from VIP floors in an academic medical center

Omar Mirza, MD
Physician
July 21, 2021
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Omar Mirza is a psychiatrist and comic creator. In this comic, he discusses how Black, indigenous, and other people of color are excluded from VIP floors at an academic medical center (click to enlarge):

Omar Mirza is a psychiatrist.

Image credit: Omar Mirza

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