
← Raise the Line27 Aug · 31 min
Who Was Medicine Designed For?: Dr. Joel Bervell, Internal Medicine Resident and “The Medical Mythbuster”
Who Was Medicine Designed For?: Dr. Joel Bervell, Internal Medicine Resident and “The Medical Mythbuster”
“The most impactful biases in medicine exist because no one stops to ask who was included in the original data and who was left out.” That sums up the understanding about the roots of racial bias in healthcare that Dr. Joel Bervell has gained over the last several years as he’s built a following of millions on social media drawing attention to devices, tests and longstanding protocols that were established with data that excluded people of color. Join Raise the Line host Lindsey Smith for a revealing look at the positive, real world impact of this “Medical Mythbuster.”