Making it into and through medical school is tough even for those who have all the advantages: excellent schools starting at a young age, well-educated parents who may be doctors themselves, lots of role models and…white skin.
In this episode we hear from two pre-meds and one newly minted physician, all Black, about their journeys with few of these advantages. Despite their remarkable optimism, their burdens are evident, and many do seem tied to race, as it is understood in the US.
The extreme underrepresentation of Blacks in medicine should be a source of deep concern for the profession and for society, as a matter of social justice as well as patient care. The passion of these young men and woman is inspiring, and the mentorship opportunities provided by pipeline programs like the I Am Abel Foundation which has been central to their lives, offers hope. To learn more about I Am Abel, check out "Season 1, Episode 6: Hope and Healing for Those Who Follow" of our podcast. To support the Foundation’s commitment to mentoring talented students see: https://www.iamabel.org/donate
Guests: Korinne Carr, Josh Leake, Eseosa (“Sosa”) Aiwerioghene
Can we learn and practice medicine well in a system that is so ill?
“Tough Love” is Not the Answer: A critique of NEJM reporting on student/trainee grievances and educator discontent
What a James Baldwin story can teach doctors and patients about care amidst suffering
How confronting racist ideas I didn’t realize I had is shaping me as a physician and a person
About me being racist: A conversation that follows an apology
How effects of racism were mistaken for “race” in clinical algorithms: What clinicians should know
Drug testing at time of birth: How physicians are co-opted into harming families while thinking they are doing the right thing
Directly and Covertly Observing Care: How it Can Transform Medical Education and Improve Clinical Practice
"Dire Consequences": When students do not receive appropriate accommodations on the USMLE examinations
Why it's time to remove time limits on tests, like the USMLE exams
Running the Gauntlet: My Journey into Medicine with a Learning Disability
Why are doctors turning to ChatGPT for help relating to patients?
Prescription Opioid Reductions and Suicide: What Should Caring Physicians Do in the Face of Uncertainty?
My patient’s in shackles: Can we take these off?
From medical student mistreatment to burnout: How can we change the culture?
Medical Student Mistreatment: A Wicked Problem
Uncommon wisdom from a family physician and medical educator
Challenging Questions to Help Physicians Reflect, Grow, and Find More Joy Practicing Medicine
Organic Chemistry and the Questionable Ways We Select and Train Physicians
Contextualizing Care in a Nutshell (and a New Study)
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