Reassessing the Use of Race in Clinical Algorithms: An Interactive, Case-Based Session for Medical Students Using eGFR

• Main Authors: Vijayvardhan Kamalumpundi (Author), Carolina Gonzalez Bravo (Author), Ariele Andalon (Author), Amy L. Conrad (Author), Joyce Goins-Fernandez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Association of American Medical Colleges, 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction Medical curricula implicitly teach that race has a biological basis. Clinical rotations reinforce this misconception as race-based algorithms are used to guide clinical decision-making. This module aims to expose the fallacy of race in clinical algorithms, using the estimated glomerular...