In the two links below this assignment on your Module page, we have provided two free references resources to assist you in constructing your response to this essay assignment. You are welcome to use other reference resources of your choosing as well. The links to the provided references are directly below the link you used to access this assignment. If you are interested in purchasing the Henrietta Lacks book, the reference is below. Purchase of the book IS NOT required in this class, we are simply providing the link for those who may be interested.

Skloot, R. (2010). The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks

https://www.amazon.com/Immortal-Life-Henrietta-Lacks/dp/1400052181/ref=sr_1_1?crid=9NC52G0FMWJ2&dchild=1&keywords=the+immortal+life+of+henrietta+lacks&qid=1608604839&sprefix=the+imm%2Caps%2C223&sr=8-1

New York: Crown Publishers.

Please consider one of the the following points in constructing the central theme of your essay response:

1. Are issues such as gender, religion, race, or socioeconomic status associated with disparities within our healthcare system? Please be sure to think critically, and cite evidence to support your answer.

2. Henrietta Lacks died in 1951, but her cancer cells are still alive today. What changes have occurred that regulate human medical research studies, and do those changes go far enough in preventing the kind of injustice that Henrietta Lacks and her family suffered from?

Assignment: construct a 250 word (~1 page) essay that includes you addressing the central theme you selected above, based on the readings provided and your own outside research (cite sources). Your essay should address these 3 questions.

1. How did these readings compare to your assumptions, understanding, or knowledge of inequalities in medical research?
2. How does knowing this information influence your trust in the equitability of medical research?
3. What changes have occurred that resulted in improved review and oversight in human research studies? Do those changes go far enough in preventing unethical or unjust medical research?

Upload your essay as a APA formatted pdf or MS Word file (doc or docx). NOT OTHER FILE TYPES WILL BE ACCEPTED. This link will help you discriminate professional references from popular readings intended for lay persons. As with other assignments in the course, the assignment will not be accepted late.

Note Carefully: All submissions are run through the Turnitin plagiarism and the ChatGPTZero AI detection software. Recycling your own work from a previous course will be detected by Turnitin, and that does count as an academic integrity violation, so do not under any circumstances recycle a paper you wrote previously. A turnitin score that is unacceptable will result in a zero grade on this assignment, and could lead to more serious consequences as per University policies on academic integrity. Use of ChatGPT or other generative AI resources are allowed as research tools for this assignment. Using AI to help research the topic, and gain understanding, is an excellent use of technology in the educational setting. However, using AI to write your essay for you, is not. If your essay submission has a match score greater than 60%, your submission will receive a grade of zero. Writing your own 250 word original paper is by no means an onerous request, and not submitting your own original work will result in the consequences noted above.

Proper APA formatting for this paper means:

1. The use of Times New Roman 12pt font and double space the document.

2. The body of the paper should be one page.

3. You must list a minimum of two professional references.

4. You must include a dedicated title page and dedicated reference page. It does not require an abstract for an assignment of this type.

This means your final draft of your paper will have 3 pages

Page 1- A proper title page

Page 2- The body of the paper itself

Page 3- The reference page listing your APA formatted citations.

If you need a refresher on APA formatting, use the Purdue OWL website as a writing guide to help answer questions re: writing style, citations, reference lists, formatting, etc. https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/685/04/