Colleagues and students collaborate on national anti-racist medicine textbook

19 May 2026

Manchester’s contribution to a first of its kind resource for advancing equity in medical education and practice

Book launch event at Houses of Parliament

We are delighted to share that our Medical School colleagues and students have worked together to contribute to a groundbreaking international book: Anti-Racist Medicine: An Essential Guide to Advancing Equity in Medical Education, Research, Technology, Policy, and Practice.

This evidence-based book addresses race, ethnicity and medicine, and our team contributed to two important chapters:

Supporting Medical Students and Applicants
Medical School: Admission and Progress

Professor Enam Haque, Clinical Professor of Inclusive Medical Education & General Practice, and Dr Elora Baishnab, Clinical Senior Lecturer & MB ChB EDI Co-Lead, decided to work with the students because of their unique expertise.

Natasha Carmichael and Gracie Fletcher are Student Widening Participation Partners within the MB ChB Programme. In this role, they design, develop and evaluate outreach activities in areas of low participation in higher education. They were able to provide the student perspective on access and success in medical school, which complimented the work of colleagues. Their chapters emphasised the intersectionality of racism, particularly in relation to socio-economic disadvantage faced by so many aspiring and current medical students.

Gracie Fletcher said:

“I was humbled to have had the privilege of contributing to this much needed ‘Anti-racist Medicine’ textbook alongside brilliant colleagues. I wish I had had a book like this during my time at medical school. It has been wonderful to meet passionate and inspiring advocates, clinicians and academics through the writing process and at the launch event, from whom I have learnt so much. We must all continue to push for and practice anti racist healthcare and this text book, first of its kind, will help pave the way.”

Professor Enam Haque said:

“I felt privileged to be invited to contribute to such an important book, which was launched in the House of Commons and endorsed by senior figures in the NHS. It was an opportunity for the team to highlight the additional barrier of race faced by those from widening participation backgrounds. I hope the evidence based guidance will help to contribute to anti-racist clinical environments. "

The book is available here, and is also discussed in the latest BMJ Sharp Scratch podcast here.