Diverse Education News February 4, 2020 Black Dean is First to Lead Two Medical Schools in U.S. History According to the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC), the new appointment made him not only the first Black man to lead two medical schools, but the first man in U.S. history to do so. "I fully understand that, in my presence, I represent the two schools; but I also represent my race," said Johnson. "In a lot of the places where I work, I am often the only Black person in the room." In honor of Black History Month, Johnson is using his platform to address the shortage of Black men in medicine. According to the AAMC, the number of Black, male medical school applicants did not increase for 36 years, spanning from 1978 and 2014. "It's a long-term problem for various reasons," says Johnson. "The shortage of black men in medicine cannot be solved at the medical school level. It has to be addressed in high school and college." SANDRA M. PHOENIX HBCU Library Alliance Executive Director Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library 111 James P. Brawley Drive SW Atlanta GA 30314 404-978-2118 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> Honor the ancestors, honor the children and those yet to come. Building Capacity for Humanities Special Collections at HBCUs - Become an ally and partner with us to protect, preserve and share a more authentic record of American history. Follow this link http://hbculibraries.org/humanities-2019.html for more information. Follow this link http://hbculibraries.org/ and click on the Donate Now button to invest in this project. Your support is appreciated. Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/