In the minority: black physicians in residency and their experiences (original) (raw)

Journal of the National Medical Association, 2006

Abstract

To describe black residents' perceptions of the impact of race on medical training. Open-ended interviews were conducted of black physicians in postgraduate year 22 who had graduated from U.S. medical schools and were enrolled in residency programs at one medical school. Using Grounded Theory tenets of qualitative research, data was culled for common themes through repeated readings; later, participants commented on themes from earlier interviews. Of 19 participants 10 were male, distributed evenly among medical and surgical fields. Four major themes emerged from the narratives: discrimination, differing expectations, social isolation and consequences. Participants' sense of being a highly visible minority permeated each theme. Overt discrimination was rare. Participants perceived blacks to be punished more harshly for the same transgression and expected to perform at lower levels than white counterparts. Participants' suspicion of racism as a motivation for individual a...

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