US medical schools found to be falling short on equity promises

Series of analyses in JAMA concludes that a promise to achieve greater racial balance in training doctors remains largely unfulfilled

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August 20, 2021

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August 27, 2021

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Medical workers in face masks hold signs reading White Coats for Black Lives as a metaphor for US medical schools found to be falling short on equity promises

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