Medicine has grown in leaps and bounds over the last couple centuries, but some stubborn, troubling ideas still hold sway. Dr. Chris Willoughby explains the history of race as an analytical category in medicine, and how the training of medical students shaped a nation. 

Chris' Academia Page: http://nypl.academia.edu/ChristopherWilloughby

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