Anti-Racist Medicine,

Edition 1 An Essential Guide to Advancing Equity in Medical Education, Research, Technology, Policy, and Practice

Editors: Edited by Zeshan Qureshi, BM, BSc (Hons), MSc, MRCPCH, Mehrunisha Suleman, MA, MSc, BMBCh, DPhil, FHEA, MFPH and Joseph L. Graves Jr, PhD

Publication Date: 05 Jun 2026

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Drawing on the knowledge and expertise of an international team of influential and respected editors, contributors, and advisors, Anti-Racist Medicine: An Essential Guide to Advancing Equity in Medical Education, Research, Technology, Policy, and Practice provides an up-to-date, evidence-based resource for guidance in this challenging area. This first-of-its-kind textbook addresses increasingly important questions associated with race, ethnicity, and medicine—specifically designed for those in medical education, leadership, research, and practice—in one accessible, practical, and objective resource.

Key Features

Provides up-to-date coverage divided into three major sections: Background and Theoretical Foundations (historical, scientific, and wider societal perspectives); Racism in Medicine (clinical care, education, and workforce); and practical considerations for Delivering Anti-Racist Healthcare (leadership, medical workforce, clinical care, research, and technology)
Covers key topics such as cultural humility, intersectionality, active bystander training, international medical graduates, climate change, migrant health, the NHS 10-year plan, artificial intelligence, and much more
Contains numerous case studies to reinforce key points and aid application to common clinical scenarios
Includes the latest evidence-base references throughout, and offers a blueprint for future curriculum for medical students and health professions
Offers concise, real-world guidance appropriate for medical educators, healthcare leaders, students, and early career stage doctors and health professionals
An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud

About the author

Edited by Zeshan Qureshi, BM, BSc (Hons), MSc, MRCPCH, History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge, Paediatric Registrar, London, UK; Mehrunisha Suleman, MA, MSc, BMBCh, DPhil, FHEA, MFPH, Associate Professor and Director of Medical Ethics and Law education, Ethox Centre, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, UK and Joseph L. Graves Jr, PhD, Department of Biology, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC, USA

Part A: Background and Theoretical Foundations
Section 1: What is race?
1. Origins
2. Genetics
3. Physiology
4. Skin
5. Pathology
6. Pharmacogenomics

Section 2: History of racism in medicine
7. Knowledge
8. Research
9. Clinical practice

Section 3: Racism, society and health
10. Race, ethnicity and health in the UK
11. Socioeconomic deprivation and racism
12. Eugenics
13. Climate change
14. Culture, religion and health
15. Migrant health
16. Gypsy, Roma and Traveler communities
17. Intersectionality
18. Health impacts of racism
19. Racial discrimination and the law

Part B: Racism in Medicine
Section 4: Clinical care
20. Adult medicine and surgery
21. Sexual and reproductive health
22. Children and young people
23. COVID-19
24. Mental Health

Section 5: Medical education and workforce
25. Medical school: admissions and progress
26. Workforce and leadership

Part C: Delivering Anti-Racist Healthcare
Subsection: Leadership
27. Recruitment, staff development and leadership
28. Committees and networks

Subsection: Medical education
29. Curriculum
30. Assessments
31. Supporting medical students and applicants

Subsection: Medical workforce
32. Disciplinary action and professional investigation
33. International medical graduate
34. Cultural and religious needs in the workplace
35. Racist encounters
36. Active Bystander training

Subsection: Clinical care
37. Cultural humility and relationship centered care
38. Diagnostic and treatment decisions
39. Public health and delivery of NHS services
40. Interpreting and translation services

Subsection: Research and technology
41. Research and technology prioritisation
42. Research participation
43. Artificial Intelligence
44. Racist historical scientific records

Book Reviews

Testimonials
“This much-needed book effectively documents the essential requirement for equity in medicine, and in doing so it is not just an essential read for students entering healthcare, but it will also be valuable to existing frontline healthcare staff who serve diverse racial and ethnic populations, public health administrators and, critically, healthcare policy leads. Unlike other texts, this book does not just present the scale of the challenge when it comes to race, ethnicity and health, it also outlines clear solutions to that task.” Testimonial by Professor Habib Naqvi MBE, Chief Executive, NHS Race and Health Observatory

"Anti-Racist Medicine is timely and prescient" Testimonial by Professor Sir Aziz Sheikh OBE, Head of Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford

"I have enjoyed reading this very comprehensive book, which puts forward a vision for anti-racist medicine - both for our patients and the public, but also for the staff who work in our NHS." Testimonial by Professor Kamila Hawthorne MBE, Chair, Royal College of General Practitioners Council

"Anti-Racist Medicine is a powerful, comprehensive, and well referenced account of racism as experienced by patients and healthcare professionals." Testimonial by Dame Parveen Kumar OBE, Emeritus Professor of Medicine and Education, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London

“I strongly recommend Anti-Racist Medicine to individuals and institutions alike, so that we can offer care that is not only clinically sound but also attentive to the cultural contexts and lived experiences of the patients we serve.” Testimonial by Dr Lade Smith CBE, President, Royal College of Psychiatrists

"Anti-Racist Medicine stands as a testament to understanding racism as a determinant of health. It sets out the concepts in detail, dissecting the pathways by which racism leads to health outcomes in each specialty and, importantly, describes what we should do, both individually and at a system level. It is essential reading for all health professionals, not only for those interested in the topic." Testimonial by Professor Delan Devakumar, Lead for The Lancet Series on racism, xenophobia, discrimination and health

"Ultimately, Anti-Racist Medicine is an urgent call to action to ensure that all healthcare workers and people who use the NHS have equal opportunities to improve their workplace experience and health outcomes respectively." Testimonial by Professor Ranee Thakar, President, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

"This book is long overdue as a text that lays out the history and the science of race, and then crucially what that means for our patients and our workforce." Testimonial by Camilla Kingdon, Consultant Paediatrician, Past President, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

"An urgent and necessary contribution to anti-racist medicine."Testimonial by Ramesh Mehta CBE, Founder and President of the British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin

"This book provides an in-depth, evidence-based and balanced overview of the current landscape and provides helpful overviews of the three key areas of anti-racist medicine: the theoretical foundations/key concepts; the implications of racism on clinical care and health outcomes and finally a synthesis of approaches that could be adopted in the future to start to address the current health inequities." Testimonial by Dr Mark Lillicrap, Professor of Medical Education Practice and Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist, University of Cambridge

"This comprehensive and thoroughly researched text takes the reader on a journey through the history of medicine which systematically disentangles genetics, race science, and the political and cultural forces which have shaped medicine and health related research." Testimonial by Professor Rohini Mathur, Chair of Health Data Science, Queen Mary University of London

ISBN: 9780443123580

Page Count: 350

Illustrations : 62 images

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Healthcare leaders, educators and medical school course directors aiming to support integration of race, ethnicity, and anti-racist medicine teaching into the curriculum; Medical Students; Doctors in training