Denver CBS4:  According to The Institute of Medicine, racial and ethnic minorities often receive lower quality of care than non-minority patients. The Center for Advancing Professional Excellence hosted a Health Equity Through Cultural Sensitivity Simulation at CU Anschutz Medical Campus for future healthcare providers.

Residents from the University of Colorado School of Medicine learned about the impact diversity has on health equity.

“The history of this country has led to inequities for certain groups in health care. In order to improve those, we have to identify those biases, identify areas where there’s systemic racism and institutionalized racism, and be able to battle those,” said Dr. Jackie Ward-Gaines, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Lead for CU Emergency Medicine.

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