Race in the Reading: A Study of Problematic Uses of Race and Ethnicity in a Prominent Pediatrics Textbook.
Alice LiAndrea T DeyrupJoseph L GravesLainie Friedman RossPublished in: Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges (2022)
The use of race and ethnicity in the AAP Textbook of Pediatric Care, 2nd Edition was not always appropriate, as demonstrated by examples that reified race as a biological fact and thereby promoted structural racism. Critical evaluation of the use of race and ethnicity in all current medical textbooks and future revisions is warranted.