"Racism" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Differential treatment or unequal access to opportunities, based on group membership such as origin or ethnicity.
| Descriptor ID |
D063505
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.813.550.500 F01.145.813.629.625 F01.829.595.500 I01.880.735.820.500.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Racism- Racism
- Racial Bias
- Bias, Racial
- Racial Prejudice
- Prejudice, Racial
- Prejudices, Racial
- Racial Prejudices
- Racial Discrimination
- Discrimination, Racial
- Discriminations, Racial
- Racial Discriminations
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Racism" by people in Profiles.
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GHEARD: An Open-Access Modular Curriculum to Incorporate Equity, Anti-Racism, and Decolonization Training Into Global Health Education. J Grad Med Educ. 2025 Feb; 17(1):28-37.
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Anti-Racism in Clinical Ethics Fellowships: Rising to the Occasion. Am J Bioeth. 2024 Oct; 24(10):48-50.
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Racial Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Bioethics: Recommendations from the Association of Bioethics Program Directors Presidential Task Force. Am J Bioeth. 2024 Oct; 24(10):3-14.
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Addressing or reinforcing injustice? Artificial amnion and placenta technology, loss-sensitive care and racial inequities in preterm birth. J Med Ethics. 2024 May 09; 50(5):316-317.
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Evaluating the indirect roles of anxiety and depressive symptoms in the relations between negative emotional reactivity to racial/ethnic stress and cigarette smoking among Hispanic adults who smoke. Exp Clin Psychopharmacol. 2024 Dec; 32(6):706-716.
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The Ethical Implications of Environmental Racism: Considerations for Advancing Health Equity. Am J Bioeth. 2024 Mar; 24(3):35-37.
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Transforming Pediatric Global Health Education Through Antiracist and Anticolonial Principles. Pediatrics. 2024 Jan 01; 153(2).
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A health equity framework to support the next generation of cancer population simulation models. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 2023 11 08; 2023(62):255-264.
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Current Practices in Operationalizing and Addressing Racial Equity in the Provision of Type 1 Diabetes Care: Insights from the Type 1 Diabetes Exchange Quality Improvement Collaborative Health Equity Advancement Lab. Endocr Pract. 2024 Jan; 30(1):41-48.
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Walking the Walk: Novel Medical Education Approaches to Combat Racism. Acad Pediatr. 2023 Nov-Dec; 23(8):1489-1491.