Racial mistaken identity in medicine: a pervasive issue in health care

President Trump recently made national headlines by calling a female reporter “Piggy,” an act widely decried as outrageous, even for a man who doesn’t shy away from misogyny. It’s one thing to intentionally refer to someone with a derogatory, dismissive label. This kind of behavior should appropriately be met with indignation and moral outrage. But what happens when we carelessly (and repeatedly) call someone a name that belongs to …

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