At the heart of academic medicine are the individuals—medical students, residents, faculty, practicing physicians, and leaders—who provide unparalleled care to patients & communities across the country and are at the cutting edge of medical research advances. The Beyond the White Coat podcast shares these unique individuals’ stories while diving into issues affecting the academic medicine community at-large.
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At the heart of academic medicine are the individuals—medical students, residents, faculty, practicing physicians, and leaders—who provide unparalleled care to patients & communities across the country and are at the cutting edge of medical research advances. The Beyond the White Coat podcast shares these unique individuals’ stories while diving into issues affecting the academic medicine community at-large.
Black Men in Medicine: Meeting the Challenge | Beyond the White Coat: Making the Rounds
Beyond the White Coat
36 minutes 37 seconds
4 years ago
Black Men in Medicine: Meeting the Challenge | Beyond the White Coat: Making the Rounds
Despite efforts by medical schools, foundations, and the government to increase diversity in the physician pipeline, the number of Black men in medicine has remained virtually stagnant since 1978. This stagnation has serious implications for patient care, since a wealth of research has shown that Black patients receive more effective care from Black doctors.
In this episode of “Beyond the White Coat: Making the Rounds,” we explore the issues at the root of this crisis and discuss how some organizations are meeting the challenge. Clarence Fluker, AAMC director of community engagement, talks with Norma Poll-Hunter, PhD, senior director of the AAMC’s workforce diversity portfolio; Malcolm Woodland, PhD, co-founder and director of Young Doctors DC; and André Smith, a student studying for his master’s degree in health sciences at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee, and a member of the Action Collaborative for Black Men in Medicine steering committee sponsored by the AAMC and the National Medical Association.
Beyond the White Coat
At the heart of academic medicine are the individuals—medical students, residents, faculty, practicing physicians, and leaders—who provide unparalleled care to patients & communities across the country and are at the cutting edge of medical research advances. The Beyond the White Coat podcast shares these unique individuals’ stories while diving into issues affecting the academic medicine community at-large.
