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Initiative Aims To Increase Black Doctors' Representation

Morehouse School of Medicine and CommonSpirit Health are on a mission to increase the representation of Black doctors.
by NewsOne Staff
12.21.20
Sandra Lindsay
Black ICU Nurse Among First For COVID-19 Vaccine

Sandra Lindsay, an ICU nurse, was the first person in New York State to receive the shot, during a livestream…
by Charise Frazier
12.15.20
Philadelphia Street Economy Pushes On In Spite Of Coronavirus Concern
Philadelphia Doctors Provide COVID-19 Testing For Black Communities

A group of Black Philadelphia-based doctors is on a mission to ensure that communities of color have access to adequate…
by NewsOne Staff
04.27.20
U.S. Track And Field Olympian Allyson Felix Testifies In House Hearing On Maternal Mortality
AMA Swears In First Black Woman President

Patrice A. Harris has officially become the American Medical Association’s first Black woman president.
by NewsOne Staff
03.29.20
Slain Chicago doctor broke off engagement with her killer weeks before deadly Mercy Hospital shooting
Tamara O'Neal Scholarship To Support Black Medical Students

O’Neal’s medical school classmates remember her as an “advocate” for young Black doctors.
by nigelroberts1
11.21.18
Doctor listening to heartbeat of patient near window
Black Woman Doctor's Credentials Questioned

A Delta Airlines flight attendant doubted that a Black female is a doctor when another passenger becomes unresponsive during a…
by nigelroberts1
10.14.16
Female nurse standing with doctor, focus on nurse
A Little Positivity: Xavier University Is Producing The…

Xavier University of Louisiana, located in a western neighborhood of New Orleans, produces the highest number of Black medical students in…
by Lakin Starling
04.17.21
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