Charles R. Drew University School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2021 Jun;8(3):566-569. doi: 10.1007/s40615-020-00813-8. Epub 2020 Jul 6.
This is a literature review where we acknowledge Richard Allen Williams, the first African American physician to win the John P. McGovern Compleat Physician Award, and recognize his achievements in race and ethnicity in healthcare. There have been significant advances in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease; however, racial disparities continue to create inequity in the medical community especially for African Americans. Dr. Williams founded the Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) in 1974 to address the misperception about, and the misdiagnosis and maltreatment of African American patients. He emphasized the importance of diversity and the non-biased approach to the treatment of all communities. This literary review further explores current racial disparities African Americans face during the COVID-19 pandemic. Granted that Dr. Williams' win is a step towards progress and change, there is much to be done to conquer the cultural divide in healthcare.
这是一篇文献综述，我们承认理查德·艾伦·威廉姆斯（Richard Allen Williams）是第一位获得约翰·P·麦戈文（John P. McGovern）完美医生奖的非裔美国医生，并认可他在医疗保健领域的种族和族裔方面的成就。在心血管疾病的诊断和治疗方面已经取得了重大进展；然而，种族差异仍然在医疗界造成不平等，尤其是对非裔美国人。威廉姆斯博士于 1974 年创立了黑人心脏病学家协会（ABC），以解决对非裔美国患者的误解、误诊和虐待问题。他强调了多样性的重要性以及对所有社区进行无偏见治疗的方法。这篇文献综述进一步探讨了非裔美国人在 COVID-19 大流行期间所面临的当前种族差异。诚然，威廉姆斯博士的胜利是迈向进步和变革的一步，但在克服医疗保健中的文化鸿沟方面还有很多工作要做。
