Racism & Bias Reading List
Explore our list of must-read articles and books about racism and bias.Book List
United in Solidarity Resource Guide
Mount Sinai Office for Diversity & Inclusion
A catalog of print and social media to learn about racism, prejudice, and bias in America as well as causes to support the fight against injustice.
View the resource guide on the United in Solidarity page here.
Joseph Barndt
Barndt traces the history of racism revealing the various and personal, institutional, and cultural forms. He offers collaborative ways to end racism. Read an excerpt. The book is available for purchase.
Janet E. Helms
In four parts, Helms collects and examines the theories of black and white racial identities. She highlights the importance of learning about racial identities to guide research and practice. Read excerpts from the chapters titled, “An Overview of Black Racial Identity Theory” and “Toward a Model of White Racial Identity Development.” The book is available for purchase.
Joshua Miller and Anne Marie Garran
Miller and Garran will challenge you to analyze the social and psychological constructs of racism and how it will affect the care you will give to your future patients. Read an excerpt from the first chapter: “Background: Social Identity and Situating Ourselves.” The book is available for purchase.
Article List
Moises Velasquez-Manoff
Will health professionals push past—or even abandon—the race concept in medicine? This New York Times article reveals the growing reasons why they should.
Joseph R. Betancourt, MD, MPH
Dr. Betancourt explores the role of academic medicine in eliminating health care disparities and highlights solutions to do so in this Academic Medicine article.
Reena Karani, MD, MHPE; Lara Varpio, PhD; Win May, PhD; Tanya Horsley, PhD; John Chenault, PhD; Karen Hughes Miller, PhD, MEd; Bridget O’Brien, PhD
In this Academic Medicine article, members of AAMC’s Research in Medical Education Planning Committee discuss ways in which educators can eliminate racism and bias in health professions education.
John F. Dovidio, PhD and Susan T. Fiske, PhD
Drs. Dovidio and Fiske discuss the impact of unconscious biases to guide interventions that would eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities. Read the entire National Institutes of Health article.
Mary T. Bassett, MD, MPH
In this New England Journal of Medicine article, Dr. Mary T. Bassett, Deputy Commissioner of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, discusses the accountability of health professionals in combatting institutional and interpersonal racism.
Lanis Hall, Arnold D. Bullock, Angela L. Brown, and Graham Colditz
This New York Times op-ed sheds light on the racial disparities that remain in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of many illnesses—despite major advances.
Jann L. Murray-García, MD, MPH and Jorge A. García, MD, MS
In this Academic Medicine article, Drs. Murray-García and García explore the hidden curriculum prevalent in medical education and its impact on its trainees.
Vernellia Randall
Randall highlights the ways institutional racism manifest itself across the health care system in the United States.
Derald Wing Sue, Christina M. Capodilupo, Gina C. Torino, Jennifer M. Bucceri, Aisha M. B. Holder, Kevin L. Nadal, and Marta Esquilin
These co-authors define racial microaggressions and their potential barrier to effective clinical practice and therapeutic alliance. Read the full article here.
Michelle van Ryn, Diana J. Burgess, John. F. Dovidio, Sean M. Phelan
In this National Institute of Health article, five co-authors highlight the importance of awareness to our unconscious biases and recommend interventions to improve medical care.