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Panda Bear said:No. You should stand up for the minority Doctors in your practice. If someone says, "I would prefer a White Doctor" you should say, politely, that every doctor in your practice is qualified to treat patients and if you don't like it we can refer you somewhere else.
You don't have to cater to other people's bigotry. I'm surpised you have to hear this from me.
I AM surprised (and happy) to hear that from you . Admirable, but do we say the same thing to people who want a minority or gay physician because they want to feel that the person has their best interests at heart and therefore would be more likely to disclose important information/submit to tests and exams? Also, if someone is truly sick but also truly racist, is that the time to force integration on them? You are going into EM - what if a patient is critically injured but gets very agitated by, I dunno, Greek people. Do you back off and let someone else care for them or force yourself on them? I personally would back off, for their sake.