RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Racism in Medicine: Shifting the Power JF The Annals of Family Medicine JO Ann Fam Med FD American Academy of Family Physicians SP 267 OP 269 DO 10.1370/afm.1932 VO 14 IS 3 A1 Olayiwola, J. Nwando YR 2016 UL http://www.annfammed.org/content/14/3/267.abstract AB Medicine has historically been a field where the provider of the service (physician, nurse) has a significant amount of power as compared with the recipient of the service (the patient). For the most part, this power is relatively consistent, and the power dynamic is rarely disrupted. In this essay, I share a personal experience in which a racist rant by a patient seemingly reverses the power dynamic. As the physician, I faced the realization that I may not have as much power as I believed, but fortunately I had some tools that allowed for my resilience. It is my hope that this paper will strengthen other family physicians and professional minorities that are victims of racism, discrimination, and prejudice for their race, sex, ability, sexual orientation, religion, and other axes of discrimination.