TY - JOUR
T1 - Why it's unjust to expect location-specific, language-specific, or population-specific service from students with underrepresented minority or low-income backgrounds
AU - Michalec, Barret
AU - Martimianakis, Maria Athina
AU - Tilburt, Jon C.
AU - Hafferty, Frederic W.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 American Medical Association.
PY - 2017/3
Y1 - 2017/3
N2 - In this case we meet Amanda, a medical student of Native and Latin American ethnicity who receives financial aid. Her friends are surprised by her interest in an elite residency program. They suggest, rather, that with her language skills, ethnic background, and interest in social justice, she has a responsibility to work with underserved patient populations. In our commentary, we consider issues raised by the case and explore Amanda's friends' underlying expectations and assumptions that perpetuate the very inequities that the resolution of the case purports to address. We also identify the role of privilege and address the “burden of expectation” that appears to be associated with underrepresented minority (URM) medical students and normative assumptions about their career paths.
AB - In this case we meet Amanda, a medical student of Native and Latin American ethnicity who receives financial aid. Her friends are surprised by her interest in an elite residency program. They suggest, rather, that with her language skills, ethnic background, and interest in social justice, she has a responsibility to work with underserved patient populations. In our commentary, we consider issues raised by the case and explore Amanda's friends' underlying expectations and assumptions that perpetuate the very inequities that the resolution of the case purports to address. We also identify the role of privilege and address the “burden of expectation” that appears to be associated with underrepresented minority (URM) medical students and normative assumptions about their career paths.
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U2 - 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.3.ecas1-1703
DO - 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.3.ecas1-1703
M3 - Review article
C2 - 28323604
AN - SCOPUS:85028620115
SN - 2376-6980
VL - 19
SP - 238
EP - 244
JO - AMA Journal of Ethics
JF - AMA Journal of Ethics
IS - 3
ER -