Scientific Racism Attitudes Among Diverse Undergraduate Pre–Health Professions Students

IF 1.1 Q3 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Karina Chowdhury, E. Madden
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Scientific racism, or the belief that racial hierarchies are explained by biological differences, among health care professionals may contribute to the oversight of social causes of health problems and result in poor quality of care. This study examines the extent to which scientific racism may permeate undergraduate pre–health professions student worldviews before entering advanced training. Undergraduate students (n = 251) pursuing training in health professions from The University of Texas at San Antonio completed a survey in 2018 measuring respondent level of agreement with statements about biological differences between U.S. racial and ethnic groups, as well as agreement with statements about cognitive differences, health behaviors, and systemic racism. Analyses showed that the students agreed with false statements regarding biological, behavioral, and cognitive differences among races and agreement was significantly stronger among students at earlier stages of education but did not differ by student race/ethnicity. Adjusted analyses showed that third- and fourth-year undergraduate students exhibited less agreement with false statements about race than first- and second-year students ( β ^ = - 10 . 86 , 95% CI [−18.33, −3.39], p < .00). The joint effect of higher class level and public health major ( β ^ = - 6 . 57 , 95% CI [−11.98, −1.16], p = .02) was also significantly associated with less agreement with false statements regarding systemic racism. This exploratory study suggests that even among diverse student populations, scientific racism persists but may improve over educational careers. Future research may determine how structural reforms and training can further improve student understandings of race as a social construct and not a biological reality.
不同健康前专业本科生的科学种族主义态度
卫生保健专业人员之间的科学种族主义,或认为种族等级制度是由生物学差异解释的,可能有助于监督健康问题的社会原因,并导致护理质量低下。这项研究考察了在进入高级培训之前,科学种族主义可能在多大程度上渗透到大学生健康前职业的世界观中。德克萨斯大学圣安东尼奥分校从事卫生专业培训的本科生(n=251)于2018年完成了一项调查,衡量受访者对美国种族和族裔群体之间的生物学差异的认同程度,以及对认知差异、健康行为和系统性种族主义的认同程度。分析表明,学生们同意关于种族间生物、行为和认知差异的虚假陈述,在教育早期阶段的学生中,这种一致性明显更强,但不因学生种族/民族而异。调整后的分析显示,与一年级和二年级学生相比,三年级和四年级本科生对种族虚假陈述的认同度较低(β^=-10.86,95%CI[-18.33,−3.39],p<.00)。更高级别和公共卫生专业的联合效应(β^=-6.57,95%CI[−11.98,−1.16],p=.02)也与同意关于系统性种族主义的虚假陈述。这项探索性研究表明,即使在不同的学生群体中,科学种族主义仍然存在,但可能会随着教育生涯的发展而改善。未来的研究可能会决定结构改革和培训如何进一步提高学生对种族作为一种社会结构而非生物学现实的理解。
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