In this timely op-ed by Melanin in Medicine profile contributor Dr. Uché Blackstock, Dr. Blackstock describes her difficult decision to leave academic medicine and what academic institutions must do in order to pursue health-equity.
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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.
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In this op-ed, Melanin in Medicine profile contributor Dr. Rhea Boyd makes a powerful argument for desegregation of the healthcare system.
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Melanin in Medicine profile contributor Dr. Marsha-Gail Davis adds her $0.02 on the #iamyourdoctor conversation.
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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.
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"Dr. ChaRandle Jordan was one of the doctors who participated in the study. ‘It’s something they don’t teach you in medical school -- taking that extra step because you appreciate there have been barriers in the past,’ he said.” Brian L. Frank for The New York Times
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