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(1/x) Last night the #MedPeds21 group chat was rocked with news of a sudden change in program leadership for the MedPeds residency at Tulane University. Dr. Dennar, the first Black female program director at Tulane, was no longer PD.
(2/x) This morning we were devastated to find that this unfair termination was a direct result of racism. I will include some screenshots of the court case for the lawsuit that Dr. Dennar filed against Tulane for reference.
(3/x) Told that Tulane did not want to change the face of medicine in fear of losing white applicants.
(4/x) Refused to acknowledge her position as PD until she had a white male co-director.
(5/x) Retaliation following bringing forwarded issues of racism and creation of a hostile work environment.
(6/x) I have not finished reading the court case in its entirety, but we must #ListenToBlackWomen and hold Tulane accountable for the ongoing institutional racism and upholding white supremacy.
(7/x) It is especially important to do this since Tulane Medical Center serves a majority of Black and Brown patients. How can we ensure equitable medical care when the program itself is not ensuring equitable recruitment and training of its resident physicians?
(8/x) Link to fill court case: https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.laed.247389/gov.uscourts.laed.247389.1.0_1.pdf
I apologize for any typos but I wanted to quickly put together this thread since the story needed to be told. As trainees are making their rank lists, this is absolutely important to know. Pls correct me if I misspoke anywhere.
I’ll be adding some good tweet threads from my colleagues to this thread later when I can sit down and sift through. I cannot understate the importance of amplifying Black and Brown voices in these issues. #ListenToBlackWomen #DNRTulane #DrDennar
@ChaseTMAnderson a limited summary of what’s happening with Tulane Med Peds and the discrimination against Dr. Dennar. I saw someone else had sent you the full court case.
