Regulatory College Report Proposes Doctors Prioritize Social Justice Over Medical Expertise

The report claims that the Canadian health-care system perpetuates ’structural violence' on marginalized people.
Regulatory College Report Proposes Doctors Prioritize Social Justice Over Medical Expertise
A doctor wears a lab coat and stethoscope at a health clinic in Calgary on July 14, 2023. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh
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An internal report by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada is proposing a new model that would put the focus on social justice before medical expertise as part of a “vision for the future of medicine.”

The Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Interim Report, which was shared on social media, was written by Dr. Ritika Goel, a family physician at the University of Toronto’s St. Michael’s Hospital Academic Family Health Team.