Medicine’s Diversity Problem

Here’s a recent article from Emergency Medicine News about Dr. Alden Landry who started the Tour for Diversity in Medicine, a project to encourage minority students to become health care providers.

It’s worth exploring the AAMC’s Practice Specialty by Race and Ethnicity table to better understand the lack of diversity in each and all medical fields.

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About Dr. Michelle Finkel

Dr. Michelle Finkel

Dr. Finkel is a graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Medical School. On completing her residency at Harvard, she was asked to
stay on as faculty at Harvard Medical School and spent five years teaching at the world-renowned Massachusetts General Hospital.
She was appointed to the Assistant Residency Director position for the Harvard Affiliated
Emergency Medicine Residency where she reviewed countless applications, personal statements and resumes. Read more

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Listen to Dr. Finkel’s interview on the White Coat Investor podcast:

Listen to Dr. Finkel’s interview on the FeminEm podcast: