Stacie Walton is a pediatrician and can be reached at The Culturally Competent Mindset.
The team stood around the older woman’s bedside. As one of the medical students, I prepared to meet my assigned patient. While being assigned to me, Mrs. R yelled, I’m not letting that n***** take care of me!
As the only Black person in the room, her words meant for me hung in the air. Frozen in place, my heart racing, I fantasized walking out of the room. Without a break …
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