Tag: medical school

The University of California, San Diego School of Medicine (UCSD SOM) recently received a $1.87 million grant from the Foundation for California Community Colleges...

This week, the NFL announced a new partnership with the NFL Physicians Society (NFLPS) and the Professional Football Athletic Trainer Society to increase diversity...

Medical school applications surged by a record-breaking 17.8 percent for the 2021-2022 academic year, according to new data from the Association of American Medical...

Velma Scantlebury-White, MD, is known as a trailblazer in her profession, most notably for becoming the first Black woman transplant surgeon in the U.S....

The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Accreditation (ACGME) has reportedly placed Tulane University School of Medicine's graduate medical programs on probation due to diversity...

Starting in spring 2020, University of Arizona (UA) College of Medicine in Tucson and Phoenix will offer free tuition to students who pledge to...

Barbara Ross-Lee, DO, became the first female Black dean of a medical school when she was appointed to the role at Ohio University’s College...

Naomi Rosenberg, MD, had just graduated from the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (LKSOM) when she decided to treat herself to...

A recent study in JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association reported that, while diversity among students of medicine is increasing, it may...

Doctors of Color Strive to Address Shortage of African American Male Doctors Through Mentorship According to a 2018 report by the Association of American Medical...

Incorporating diversity into the medical school curriculum is an effective way to develop culturally responsive competencies in future physicians.  In 2000, the Liaison Committee on...

A journalist and an actor walk into a room full of white coats. No, this is not the opening line of a joke; it’s...

In 2013, in her new role as supervisor to an intern in the emergency department, Emily Whitgob wanted to ensure a positive experience for...

By 2055, the U.S. will not have a single racial or ethnic majority, according to the Pew Research Center. Perhaps nowhere else is this...

“It’s hard to know who you can trust.”  Those are the words of a 26-year-old gay student at a U.S medical school who participated in a...

On the surface, the causes of many health problems in the U.S. seem apparent. But a deeper look reveals that many diseases and ailments...

With a shortage of minorities in the medical field, it’s no wonder the perception is that most doctors are white. However, the University of...