Healthcare in the Age of Google

We were inspired to write this commentary because of an encounter at a conference where physicians told medical and undergraduate students that they laugh when patients Google search medical information. We recognized these actions to be rooted in oppression. Despite public commitments made by the medical community and other health professional groups to combat racism and other forms of oppression, some healthcare encounters continue to be rooted in racism and discrimination. We specifically address anti-Indigenous racism and its impacts on the health and well-being of Indigenous Peoples to Turtle Island. We recommend the implementation of anti-racist and anti-colonial pedagogies to ensure that medical schools, other health professional programs, and healthcare institutions are training anti-oppressive care providers.