THE PERSISTENT PATIENT AND THE SKEPTICAL PHYSICIAN: ANALYZING THE EPISTEMIC OPPRESSION OF MINORITIES IN MEDICINE

This project explores the ethical implications of epistemic oppression in medicine, arguing that the underrepresentation of racial and ethnic minorities, such as East Africans, is not an isolated oversight but part of a broader system of interconnected injustices. In my discussions, I show how patient mistrust and the dismissal of patient testimony reflect deeper failures to recognize the relational and structural nature of health, knowledge, and care.