摘要 : On an individual level, racial concordance can aid patient interactions by breaking down some cultural barriers, she says. Providers who do not understand a patient's culture, language, or vernacular, for example, can deliver subo... 展开 On an individual level, racial concordance can aid patient interactions by breaking down some cultural barriers, she says. Providers who do not understand a patient's culture, language, or vernacular, for example, can deliver suboptimal care. On a scaled-up level, the missed nuances can lead to "structural oppression and disproportionately poor care given to people from backgrounds that are dissimilar to the physicians who are practicing with them," Dr. Lett says. "And that is independent of intent. That's just a lack of cultural context that you can't have because you aren't in those cultures. So that's why representation matters." 收起