Woke Medicine

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James Nuzzo:

"I define Woke medicine as a philosophy of healthcare, rooted in critical theory, which holds that individual health is largely—if not entirely—determined by unjust power structures in society. According to this view, certain social and environmental factors disproportionately affect individuals based on their demographic identity, leading to unequal health outcomes among different groups. The goal of Woke medicine, then, is to raise awareness of these perceived injustices and to improve health outcomes among DEI-designated groups by addressing “structural factors” or the “social” and “political determinants” of health.

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These (ideas) include a misguided focus on health “disparities,” taking non-evidence-based cheap shots at other physical therapists, coercing physical therapists into practicing affirmative care, promoting biological denialism (e.g., in the case of transgender athletes), and unnecessarily injecting political activism into the physical therapy profession."

(https://www.realityslaststand.com/p/the-queering-of-physical-therapy)