Speak Out Rheum: Racism’s Impact on Patient-Provider Relationships

Racism is an issue of morality. If we strive to believe in the inherent nobility and the equal human value of all persons, regardless of race, gender, class, economic, educational, intellectual or ability status, then our inner thoughts will transform our outer behavior—priorities, professional processes and policies—collectively into what will be reflective of the ideals of equity and justice in all facets of rheumatology.

Mia Taylor Chandler, MD, MPH, is a clinical rheumatology fellow at Boston Children’s Hospital.

Acknowledgments: Thanks to Candace Feldman, MD, ScD (Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston), and Mary Beth Son, MD, MSc (Boston Children’s Hospital), for their reviews and suggested edits.

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