The top editor of the prestigious medical journal JAMA has resigned following outcry over comments made by another editor, questioning whether systemic racism in medicine exists
The American Medical Association, which oversees the journal, announced Tuesday that Dr. Howard Bauchner will step down from his role by the end of this month. The move comes after months of backlash from numerous physicians and researchers in the medical community. The controversy began in February when an episode of the journal's podcast about racism in the medical community was published. "Structural racism is an unfortunate term," Dr.
The AMA has said that Dr. Phil Fontanarosa, the journal's executive editor, will be named interim editor-in-chief until a new editor is appointed by a search committee. It's unclear whether an investigation into how the podcast and the tweet were"developed, reviewed, and ultimately posted" has been completed.Since the podcast was published, doctors and researchers have condemned the comments and tweet promoting the podcast.
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