TY - JOUR PY - 2020// TI - The role of an academic emergency department in advancing equity and justice JO - Academic emergency medicine A1 - Wolfe, Richard E. A1 - Blomkalns, Andra L. A1 - Brown, Italo A1 - Landry, Alden M. SP - ePub EP - ePub VL - ePub IS - ePub N2 - In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the chronic issue of police brutality directed toward Black Americans reached a tipping in late May with the brutal murder of George Floyd. The social response raised equity and justice awareness, kickstarting one of the largest movements in U.S. history. A national dialogue on systemic racism as a public health concern has reemerged. Though traditionally viewed as taboo within academic medicine, the dialogue surrounding racial inequality is unavoidable.

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LA - en SN - 1069-6563 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/acem.14164 ID - ref1 ER -