Racism: The Shameful Practices That The Medical Profession Is Finally Addressing

Black Americans represent 13.4% of the United States (US) population but only 3.6% of US medical school faculty. This inequity is due to different manifestations of structural racism, which include disparities in early education opportunities; high cost of undergraduate and medical education; income inequities that make it challenging to pursue medical school or remain in academia; and bias that is experienced by students, trainees, and faculty read more