Robert J. Morris

Robert J. Morris has practiced medicine for over 40 years. He lives and works in the Midwest.

3 Posts

More Than Just a Social Construct

The fiction that race has no biological basis is more likely to exacerbate health disparities than narrow them.

Robert J. Morris

8 Jan 2023 · 8 min read

Ignoring the Evidence

The University of California has decided to drop college admissions tests—that is a bad idea.

Robert J. Morris

3 Dec 2022 · 5 min read

It May Not Be Possible to Achieve Racial Equity in American Scientific Research

“NIH Stands Against Structural Racism in Biomedical Research.” This was the title of a statement [https://www.nih.gov/about-nih/who-we-are/nih-director/statements/nih-stands-against-structural-racism-biomedical-research] released on March 1st, 2021, by Francis S. Collins, who was then the Director of the National Institutes of Health. The statement continued: > As a science

Robert J. Morris

11 Mar 2022 · 9 min read