There are 328,200,000 people in the USA.
Black Americans make up about 13% of the population
There are currently about 877K practicing physicians in the USA....
4% of the 877K are Black
ONLY 2% of physicians in the USA are BLACK FEMALES.
Black Americans make up about 13% of the population
There are currently about 877K practicing physicians in the USA....
4% of the 877K are Black
ONLY 2% of physicians in the USA are BLACK FEMALES.
We are out there, serving our communities, taking care of the sick, the disinfrachised. Listening. Doing. Acting.
We are tired. We are only 13% of the population but we are dying faster and worse from almost every disease/disorder...
We are tired. We are only 13% of the population but we are dying faster and worse from almost every disease/disorder...
We know it isn't just race that determines these outcomes. Its a long standing system of #bias #structuralracism and social determinants of health that make this an almost impossible battle to win....
You want to do something? Educate yourself. Find ways to teach and pass on information and knowledge to others. Get into those spaces that we don't have access to. Dismantle the status quo. This is NOT ok, people.
There are so many out there dedicated to fixing this system, breaking down walls. Educate yourself.
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