Anti-Racist Medicine: An Essential Guide to Advancing Equity in Medical Education, Research, Technology, Policy, and Practice - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0443123586 ISBN 13: 9780443123580

Publisher: Elsevier, 2026

Synopsis

Drawing on the knowledge and expertise of an international team of influential and respected editors, contributors, and advisors, Anti-Racist Medicine: An Essential Guide to Advancing Equity in Medical Education, Research, Technology, Policy, and Practice provides an up-to-date, evidence-based resource for guidance in this challenging area. This first-of-its-kind textbook addresses increasingly important questions associated with race, ethnicity, and medicine―specifically designed for those in medical education, leadership, research, and practice―in one accessible, practical, and objective resource.

• Provides up-to-date coverage divided into three major sections: Background and Theoretical Foundations (historical, scientific, and wider societal perspectives); Racism in Medicine (clinical care, education, and workforce); and practical considerations for Delivering Anti-Racist Healthcare (leadership, medical workforce, clinical care, research, and technology)
• Covers key topics such as cultural humility, intersectionality, active bystander training, international medical graduates, climate change, migrant health, the NHS 10-year plan, artificial intelligence, and much more
• Contains numerous case studies to reinforce key points and aid application to common clinical scenarios
• Includes the latest evidence-base references throughout, and offers a blueprint for future curriculum for medical students and health professions
• Offers concise, real-world guidance appropriate for medical educators, healthcare leaders, students, and early career stage doctors and health professionals
• An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud

About this title

About the Author

Joseph L. Graves, Jr. is a professor of biological sciences in the Department of Biology, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC, United States. His research focuses on the evolutionary genomics of adaptation, particularly as relevant to postponed aging and bacterial responses to nanomaterials.

Edition details

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0443123586
• ISBN 13: 9780443123580
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352
• Editor: Qureshi BM BSc (Hons) MSc MPhil MRCPCH Zeshan, Suleman MA MSc BMBCh DPhil MFPH FHEA ‘Alimiyya Mehrunisha, Graves Jr PhD Joseph L.