Why hasn’t this been done before?
You know why.
Second year medic, Malone Mukwende, has been working with staff members as part of a student-staff partnership project looking at clinical t
Cause racial health disparities…
I hope this gets published
It is available for download as a pdf from their website. www.blackandbrownskin.co.uk/mindthegap
Hey, if anyone’s curious, this IS making a serious impact — this handbook was taught as standard practice for my EMT license course, as well as several other programs. A lot of new providers are being taught this as a matter of course.
[id: tweet by Black Britain (@theblkbrit) from 2020-07-02: “Medical Student - Malone Mukwende, creates a medical handbook for Black and Brown people. “The Second year student identified racial gaps during his studies. He explains that many resources refer to symptoms on white skin. “The handbook displays signs and symptoms on darker skin.” Underneath is a picture of the book: “Mind the Gap: a handbook of clinical signs on black and brown skin” by Mukwende M, Tamony P, and Turner M, with cover art that shows various skintones displayed in stripes next to each other like paint swatches. There is also a picture of Mukwende, a smiling young Black student with a pink button down and a stethoscope around his neck.]/end id.
Yep I finished residency in 2023 and we used this resource!! Making a real difference.
