Be Woke, Choose Growth

[摘要] wokegender biasracismsexualitywellnesstrainingMerriam Webster Dictionary defines woke as being “aware of and actively attentive to important facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice).”1 Though only added to the dictionary in 2017, the word dates back to 1942 when J. Saunders Redding2 used the concept in an article about labor unions in the first volume of Negro Digest. It was used again in a 1962 New York Times article3 by William Melvin Kelley who was an educator, novelist, and filmmaker. In modern times, woke has been used when talking about Black Lives Matter, Me Too, and Time’s Up. Even more recently, woke has been used when describing professional athletes who value wellness and enforce boundaries in support of their mental health. Woke both simplifies and neatly summarizes an impetus for change that touches on every aspect of our lives, including our graduate medical training programs, fields of practice, and professional organizations.

[学科分类] 儿科学

[关键词] woke;gender bias;racism;sexuality;wellness;training