Racism is a social determinant of health and negatively affects health outcomes. This Comment describes steps to take toward achieving equity and racial justice in medical training and addressing racism in clinical settings.
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Polanco Walters, F., Anyane-Yeboa, A. & Landry, A.M. The not-so-silent killer missing in medical-training curricula: racism. Nat Med 26, 1160–1161 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-020-0984-3
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