Background: Microaggressions (adapted from Sue et al. 2007) are “brief and commonplace verbal, behavioral, or environmental indignities, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative slights and insults with regards to race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation that target a person or group”. In healthcare, studies have examined microaggressions’ effect on trainee experience, […]

Case Presentation: A 64‐year‐old man presented with a 4‐week history of abdominal fullness and urinary retention. He was recently seen at an urgent care clinic where he was diagnosed and treated for a UTI. He returned after symptoms persisted. Lab work at this visit showed significant acute renal failure. He was instructed to report to […]

Background: Microaggressions, defined as verbal or non-verbal communications that convey hostility, invalidation or insult based on an individual’s marginalized status in society, are ubiquitous and harmful in health care and medical training. They occur between and among patients, families, and interprofessional providers of all levels. Prior work has shown that microaggressions can pollute the clinical […]