Race and Medical Licensing Laws

 

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Race and Medical Licensing Laws November 10, 2020 • 12:00PM - 1:00PM EST • LIVE ONLINE

Since the early 20th century, state licensing boards have only granted licenses to graduates of medical schools accredited by the American Medical Association’s (AMA) Council on Medical Education. As a result, the number of medical schools began to decline, from a peak of 162 in 1906 to 131 in 1910.   In 2008 the AMA issued a formal apology to the nation’s African American physicians for its decades of racial discrimination. Through her scholarship, Harriet A. Washington, a writing fellow in Bioethics at Harvard Medical School, was largely responsible for making that happen. Washington, along with Marshala R. Lee and Jeffrey A. Miron, will discuss how licensing can become a tool to affect racist ends.   Featuring Harriet A. Washington, Columbia University, Harvard Medical School; Marshala R. Lee, National Medical Association Council on Clinical Practice; Jeffrey A. Miron, Harvard University, Cato Institute; moderated by Jeffrey A. Singer, Cato Institute.   During the event, submit questions on Twitter using #CatoHealth, Facebook Live, or in the comment box on the event page.

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