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For minority students, the pipeline to an M.D. is leaky. Here’s how I managed to make it through

In this op-ed, Melanin in Medicine profile contributor Dr. Paula Magee shares her keys to success as a URM student navigating the leaky pipeline toward a career in medicine.

"1619" Episode 4: How the Bad Blood Started

In the New York Time’s fourth episode of “1619,” titled “How the Bad Blood Started,” the podcast covers how “Black Americans were denied access to doctors and hospitals for decades. From the shadows of this exclusion, they pushed to create the nation’s first federal health care programs.”

Ryan HuertoSeptember 21, 2019diversity, desegregation, healthcare, racism, medicine, social justice

Ghosts of Our Collective Subconscious — What Blackface in a Yearbook Photo Means for Medical Education

Ryan HuertoAugust 11, 2019medical education, implicit bias, racism, anti-racism, health equity, medicine, healthcare

"SF must address cause of health disparities — a history of housing discrimination"

Melanin in Medicine profile contributors Jazzmin Williams and Laeesha Cornejo recently published an article in the San Francisco Chronicle linking health disparities to a history of housing discrimination in the area.

Ryan HuertoMarch 14, 2019housing discrimination, health disparities, public health, medicine

"Part of the Equation, but Not Equal"

In her recent NEJM Journal Watch blog, “Part of the Equation, but Not Equal,” Melanin in Medicine profile contributor Dr. Ashley McMullen discusses workforce diversity and the importance of assessing and addressing institutional climate.

Ryan HuertoNovember 30, 2018diversity, inclusion, medicine, workforce diversity

"Does Diversity Matter for Health? Experimental Evidence from Oakland"

Clinical trial shows that more racial diversity among physicians would lead to better health among black men.

Ryan HuertoAugust 12, 2018diversity, health, oakland, medicine, public health, disease prevention