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As doctors, we have access to the best EBM, pharmaceuticals and cutting-edge technology. While the medical sciences continue to evolve and progress at an exponential rate, some basic tenants will always remain true: A well balanced diet and regular exercise are more likely to keep us healthy than inactivity and a poor diet.

I've been a clinic shareholder/partner a number of times. I remember one particular business meeting occurring when our clinic was unusually busy and very profitable. We were given our personal billing reconciliations prior to the meeting and everyone was in a great mood as each of us had the largest payouts we had ever seen. All was jovial until the full clinic financials were presented and we saw where our numbers stood relative to each other.

Medical education is informed by scientific racism and race biology. While these have been debunked as pseudoscience, scientific racism still exists in medical education today.