JAMA Editor Resigns Over Controversial Podcast By Lindsay Kalter
This story was updated throughout on March 11.
March 10, 2021 – Edward H. Livingston, MD, has resigned as deputy editor of the journal of the American Medical Association after he and the journal faced significant backlash over a February podcast that questioned the existence of structural racism.
JAMA Editor-in-Chief Howard Bauchner, MD, apologized to
More than 2,000 people have signed a petition on Change.org calling for an investigation at
JAMA over the podcast, called “Structural Racism for Doctors: What Is It?”
It appears they are now getting their wish. Bauchner announced that the journal’s oversight committee is investigating how the podcast and a tweet promoting the episode were developed, reviewed, and ultimately posted.
A 16-minute podcast from JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association that attempts to discuss structural racism in the U.S. health care system has stirred conversation on social media about the handling and promotion of the episode.
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