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Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor's Reflections on Race and Medicine by Damon Tweedy M.D.[edit]
Plot Summary[edit]
The book is meant to be a personal memoir as well as a collection of other memoirs, public health studies, history books, journals, and other resources to ultimately support Damon Tweedy's goal to 'paint a fuller picture of the experiences of black patients, as well as that of the black doctors who navigate between the black community and the predominantly white medical world'[1]
Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor's Reflection's on Race and Medicine by Damon Tweedy M.D. is divided into 3 parts in total. The first part is called Part I: Disparities, this part includes the beginning four chapters of the book:
- Chapter 1, 'People Like Us'
- Chapter 2, 'Baby Mamas'
- Chapter 3, 'Charity Care'
- Chapter 4, 'Inner-City Blues[1]'
The second part of the book is called 'Part 2: Barriers' which includes the following 3 chapters:
- Chapter 5, 'Confronting Hate'
- Chapter 6, 'When Doctors Discriminate'
- Chapter 7, 'The Color of HIV/AIDS[1]'
The final part of the book is called 'Part III: Perseverance' which includes the following chapters:
- Chapter 8, 'Matching'
- Chapter 9, 'Doing the Right Thing'
- Chapter 10, 'Beyond Race[1]'
The first part was a collection of racial prejudices he took note of with a connection to the health of individuals of race or facing poverty[1]. The second part of the book changed from this plot of health according to race to comparing the affect of race on the medical practice[1]. The final part is about his experiences as an individual that had already graduated and was practicing psychiatry[1].
List of Notable Characters[edit]
- Damon Tweedy, M.D.
- Keith, patient of his near the end of the book.
- His Hospital Supervisors
- His Professors
- Black Mothers
The Setting[edit]
The book follows a chronological order of events with a separation of subjects that depend on each part. Personal experiences that Damon Tweedy goes through, as well as different locations include the following:
- Duke University Medical School
- Urgent Care Clinic
- Emergency Department
Applicable Context[edit]
Damon Tweedy, M.D. in his book Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor's Reflection's on Race and Medicine repeatedly mentioned the commentary from those around him about how 'black can be bad for you health[1]' by this they referred to the elevated levels of obesity, high blood pressure, and obesity in the African American population[2] and how this could potentially affect how physicians see African American individuals.
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- ^ a b c d e f g h Damon,, Tweedy,. Black man in a white coat : a doctor's reflections on race and medicine (First Picador paperback edition ed.). New York, N.Y. ISBN 9781250105042. OCLC 930010126.
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