Haley Candelario Sean Waters CO 300-035 3 May 2018 Project 5: Rhetorical Argument Essay Racism in the medical community continues to be a perpetual issue for racial and ethnic minority groups. Patients and medical professionals who are of a racial or ethnic minority still face racism in their medical care and practice, since many current medical practices are still utilized in medical care. Additionally, racism is prevalent across the international medical community, though some countries have implemented programs in medical education, so people entering the medical career field are aware of the issues facing patients and medical practitioners of a racial or ethnic minority to better improve their quality of treatment and work. Medical associations …show more content…
al argues that teaching medical practitioners how to recognize cultural components will lead to better medical practices and better relationships between the patient and the doctor. Crampton et al. writes that the “consciousness-raising dimension of cultural immersion has value in combating racist attitudes of the non-conscious inherited type,” because it allows medical students and medical practitioners to reflect on their cultural values and how those values affect the way medical practices and research are carried out. Crampton et al. also writes that the medical students who participate in cultural immersion programs are able to acquire skills that will help them work with more diverse populations. Crampton et al. writes that, “... the consciousness-raising dimension of cultural immersion has value in combating racist attitudes of the non-conscious inherited type.” Crampton et al. argues that the cultural immersion programs benefit the patients who are of racial or ethnic backgrounds because medical practitioners are better able to help patients and accurately assess their medical situation based off of their racial or ethnic