Over the last year, the impact of systemic racism in healthcare has come into sharper focus. From racialized populations being disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, to the cruel and senseless death of Joyce Echaquan in a Quebec hospital, it is more important than ever to look inwards at our own racial biases and at the widespread inequity that exists in the health care system.

Dr Lisa Richardson is the Strategic Lead in Indigenous Health at Women’s College Hospital and the Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. Dr. Richardson is also the Vice-Chair, Culture & Inclusion at the Department of Medicine. She is working to advance inclusion, equity and wellness through her work with students, faculty and staff across U of T.

Indigenous Cultural Safety Training Program https://www.sanyas.ca

Indigenous Health Primer from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada https://www.royalcollege.ca/rcsite/documents/health-policy/indigenous-health-primer-e.pdf

Harvard Implicit Bias Test https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/user/agg/blindspot/indexrk.htm