Teaching Health Equity in Clinical Decision-Making - Samantha Wang

Structural and social determinants of health are widely recognized as foundational drivers of health care disparities. However,  translating that understanding into everyday clinical teaching remains a persistent challenge. Educators and learners need the knowledge and skills to recognize and address how race and racial bias shape health outcomes as these issues arise in real-time, but time, limited expertise, and uncertainty in navigating these conversations effectively remain as barriers. 

This text directly addresses those barriers, designed specifically for educators who understand the urgency but are uncertain where to start teaching this material. It offers a comprehensive and practical examination of how systemic inequities and racial bias affect individual patients and perpetuate health disparities. Using the 5-Minute Moment for Racial Justice framework, the book provides structured, time-conscious approaches for introducing, facilitating, and navigating conversations about race and inequity with medical learners. It draws on historical context, data-driven evidence, and case examples across the patient life course to show how current clinical standards can perpetuate disparities while offering concrete steps toward more equitable practice. Teaching Health Equity in Clinical Decision-Making is an essential resource for health care professionals invested in building the skills to teach this material and advance equity through education.