Our Stories
TRAINEE STORIES
Rebekah Fenton, Adolescent Medicine
The First (Black) Fellow
Shenelle Wilson, Urology
Gaslighting of Black medical trainees makes residency something to ‘survive’
Jonas Attilus, Internal Medicine
Why I Left Boston Residency Program
Tulane 7, Medicine-Pediatrics
Black Doctors Matter
Analiz Rodriguez, Neurosurgery
Misogynoir
ATTENDINGS SUING FOR DISCRIMINATION
Aysha Khoury, Internal Medicine
Derrick Morton, Biological Sciences
U.S. Medical Schools Are Struggling to Overcome Centuries of Racism in Health Care
Omondi Nyong’o, Pediatric Ophthalmology
Stephen Noble, Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Lawsuit alleges Sutter Health targets minority doctors to ‘keep them in line’
Dare Adewumi, Neurosurgery
Local doctor suing Wellstar over racial discrimination; attorneys say it’s part of a bigger issue
Princess Dennar, Medicine-Pediatrics
‘No glass ceiling’: Tulane Doctor files lawsuit against medical school
COMMENTARIES ON RACISM IN MEDICINE
Ben Danielson, Pediatrics
Prominent Black doctor talks about resignation from Seattle Children’s, citing racism
Ray Givens, Cardiology
One of Us
Uché Blackstock, Emergency Medicine
Why Black doctors like me are leaving faculty positions in academic medical centers
Vanessa Grubbs, Nephrology
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion That Matter
BDV in the News
Shwanika Narayan, San Francisco Chronicle
It’s an epidemic the health care industry is still trying to cure — its own racism
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