Dr. Irene Mathieu chairs the Equity and Inclusion Committee at UVA’s Department of Pediatrics. (Credit Irene Mathieu)
During his campaign for governor, Ralph Northam appeared in a TV ad, holding an African-American baby.
The message was that Doctor Northam – a pediatric neurologist – cares deeply for kids, regardless of race.
That made the picture in his medical school yearbook doubly shocking.
But a fellow doctor told Radio IQ’s Sandy Hausman that racism is not uncommon in the medical profession.
