Commonwealth Fund May 29, 2024
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Prioritizing equity will be key to engaging and retaining young health care workers, who see racism against patients as a major problem
Health system leaders should consider strategies to engage and retain young health care workers, including creating an environment to report instances of racism and discrimination and developing equity-centered hiring and retention practices
A recent survey of 3,000 health care workers revealed that younger clinicians ages 18–29 — nurses, doctors, dentists, medical assistants, and others — were significantly more likely than older clinicians to report witnessing racial discrimination against patients. The survey reported on health care workers’ observations of discrimination against patients, how this discrimination impacts patient care, and how it affects the health care workers who witness...
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