To Save More Black Lives, We Need More Black Doctors
Easing the financial burden of medical school is a vital part of the equation. So is funding historically Black institutions.
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(Adapted from a speech to the National Medical Association.)
Life expectancy in the US has begun to rise again after the worst decline since the 1920s, but it still hasn’t rebounded to where it was before the pandemic, and we continue to lag behind other countries. Making matters worse: Racial inequalities in health still persist, and some have gotten even worse.