Category: Administration
Keywords: DEI, Latinx (PubMed Search)
Posted: 8/31/2024 by Kevin Semelrath, MD
(Emailed: 9/21/2024)
(Updated: 9/21/2024)
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The term Latinx gained some popularity as a gender neutral/noncomforming descriptor for people of Hispanic descent. However, in some national surveys among Hispanic populations in the US, only a small percent were even aware of the term or what it meant.
This study looked at patients at several hospitals with large Hispanic populations. Again a minority of respondents had even heard of the term. In those that had heard of it, there were a wide range of self reports interpretations of what exactly it means.
In the end, we come back to the same conclusion: if you want to know how your patient wants to be addressed, just ask. Don't assume
Molina, Melanie F. et al.
Annals of Emergency Medicine, Volume 0, Issue 0