Racism in Academic Medicine

The global COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected marginalized communities and magnified existing health disparities. This section delves into the racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 infection rates, healthcare access, and outcomes. It emphasizes the critical role of academic medicine in addressing these disparities and guiding public health responses to future pandemics.

• CDC Data Sets:
  • COVID-19 Provisional Death Counts
  • Health Care Access, Telemedicine, and Mental Health
  • Birth Data and Resource Sets
• Other Data Sets
  • COVID-19 Racial Data Tracker (2020-2021)
  • HRSA Health Center COVID-19 Survey (current - 2023 updated)
  • CDC Found Ways to Use Data to Understand and Address COVID-19 Health Disparities Despite Challenges with Existing Data  (from U.S Dept Health and Human Services)