Against the backdrop of the pandemic, which amplified racial disparities in health care, the number of first-year Black students into medical schools climbed to historic levels.
Dr. Carlos Cream, an internal medicine residency faculty at UPMC Central PA., said the pandemic may have prompted more Black prospective medical students to embark on medical careers. “People are finally waking up and finally recognizing that we can’t wait for someone else to come our rescue,” he said...."There’s a new generation that is asking, ‘If not me who?’ As John Lewis said, ‘if not now when? If not us, who?’" Sean Simmers |ssimmers@pennlive.
Somerville, a first-year student at Penn State College of Medicine, is carrying a course load that includes anatomy, biochemistry, microbiology, pathology and pharmacology. Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission.
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