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INCREASING THE NUMBER OF BLACK DOCTORS IN OUR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM MEANS SAVING MORE LIVES.

Did you Know?

Only 5.7% of physicians in the U.S. identify as Black or African American.

More Black doctors could decrease the disparity of cardiovascular deaths between Black and White patients by 19%.

Black newborns die at 3x the rate of White newborns, but having more Black doctors means Black infants are more likely to survive.

Only 5.7% of physicians in the U.S. identify as Black or African American.

Black newborns die at 3x the rate of White newborns, but having more Black doctors means Black infants are more likely to survive.

The Mile High Medical Society established an endowment fund having raised 1.5 Million dollars, and they’re just $500K away from providing a full tuition for one Black medical student at the University of Colorado each year... every year… forever.

Mile High Medical Society

Mile High Medical Society

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