Reverberations of Medical Racism: Exploring the Legacy of VCU School of Medicine through the EMSW Project

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Arya Hanjagi, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityFollow
Cynthia Lin, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityFollow
Olivia Washington, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityFollow

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Abstract

Our work is centered on approaching research related to the East Marshall Street Well Project from a community-engaged perspective that integrates local actors throughout all levels of examination as a form of rectifying the harm that this historic exclusion has created. Given the nature of oral history as preservation of knowledge, we cannot draw conclusions about the significance of research unless we include the public. Our works seek to share our research through equitable and easily accessible means. Using oral histories as our main methodology, we can establish that recognizing this harm, and healing from it, requires fostering conversation among stakeholders, including but not solely limited to VCU students, the Richmond community—in particular the Black community, and the VCU medical system.

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Poster created by student fellows in the VCU Health Humanities Lab, summarizing their research and advocacy on behalf of the East Marshall Street Well Project.

Presented at: Network for Undergraduate Research in Virginia  November 18, 2023 at Hampden-Sydney College. Honors Research and Creative Scholarship Symposium  February 19, 2024 at Virginia Commonwealth University National Conference on Undergraduate Research  April 9, 2024 at California State University, Long Beach The Afterlives of Medical Exploitation: The East Marshall Street Well Project Symposium  April 27, 2024 at Virginia Commonwealth University

Publication Date

2024

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

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East Marshall Well Project Symposium Posters