Physicians Have Strong Emotions — and Contrary Opinions — on Racial Disparity Issues
People in the United States are sharply divided on many important issues — and that extends to physicians. Racial disparities ranked third in physician's importance ratings, behind healthcare access and substance/opioid abuse, according to a new survey from Medscape.
Fifty-four percent of respondents included it in their top 5.
Similar rankings for employees and patients: Only 21% of physicians said that they see racial disparities in the treatment of employees. Twenty-two percent said that they see racial disparities in the treatment of patients.
Answers vary by respondent race: Ten percent of White respondents said that racial disparities affect physicians' families, whereas 50% of Asian respondents and 85% of Black respondents answered yes to the same question.
Fifty-five percent of physician respondents agreed or slightly agreed that in medicine, patients are treated differently on the basis of their race.
Read the full Medscape report here.
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