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Doctors, students and staff tell commission antisemitism is affecting care, careers and workplace safety
Summary
Medical students, clinicians and human-resources professionals told the Special Commission on Antisemitism that antisemitic incidents in Massachusetts health-care settings have made trainees and staff feel unsafe and interfered with patient care, and they urged explicit anti-bias training and consistent enforcement of workplace policies.
Medical students, clinicians and human-resources professionals told the Special Commission on Antisemitism that antisemitism is present in Massachusetts health-care settings and can harm patient care, workforce retention and workplace safety.
Key testimonies included: - A medical student described a class resource that contained false, inflammatory accusations against Israel and said a post-October 7 demonstration outside the medical school, including chalking that listed names, left Jewish trainees "terrified" and reluctant to disclose their identity. She said some classmates avoided taking elevators with her after seeing she…
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