Plan was announced last month and acknowledges that there is racism and White privilege in the medical establishment<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
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MONDAY, June 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The American Medical Association is facing backlash from some of its members over a plan to fight racism and bias in medicine.<\/p>\n
The opponents, including some White Southern delegates, contend the plan amounts to reverse discrimination, the Associated Press<\/em> reported. It is being discussed at the annual AMA policymaking meeting. The six-day session, which began last Friday, is being held virtually.<\/p>\n The plan was announced last month and acknowledges that there is racism and White privilege in the medical establishment, which have contributed to health disparities highlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic, the AP<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n A leaked draft letter from opponents to AMA executives criticizes the plan as “divisive, accusatory, and insulting,” but Gerald Harmon, M.D., the incoming AMA president, told the AP<\/em> the “plan is not up for debate.”<\/p>\n