Tag: Black Doctors

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American Association of Pediatrics Issues Apology for Past Racism Against Black Doctors

The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued a “long overdue” apology for its racism against two Black doctors in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Two Black physicians, Dr. Alonzo deGrate Smith and Dr. Roland Boyd Scott, became association members in 1945. But, for six years prior, their initial membership applications had been repeatedly rejected […]

July 31, 2020

Women Now the Majority of U.S. Medical Students, AAMC Data Reveals

For the first time in history, women comprise the majority of enrolled medical students in the U.S. at 50.5%, according to 2019 data released today by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). With an increase of 2.6% between 2015 and 2018, the number of female medical students has been continually rising in recent years. […]

December 10, 2019

Health Care Foot Soldier Dedicates Life to Equity

When Dr. Robert Smith was growing up in his hometown of Jackson, Miss., it was hard for most of the state’s residents to get high-quality health care. For poor Blacks, it was even harder.

February 20, 2018

American University of Antigua Working to Assuage Scarcity of Black Doctors

The American University of Antigua and its administrators believe the Caribbean institution is uniquely equipped to supply the country with highly trained physicians of color.

December 21, 2017

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