Morehouse School of Medicine News June 23, 2022 Why Are There Still So Few Black Doctors in the US? Morehouse School of Medicine President and CEO Valerie Montgomery Rice, MD, FACOG, Speaks with NPR’s “Here & Now” About the Issue The percentage of Black doctors in the United States hasn't changed in 40 years. New reporting finds Black residents get more harshly disciplined and thrown out of their programs at a much higher rate than their white counterparts. Morehouse School of Medicine President and CEO Valerie Montgomery Rice, MD, FACOG, speaks with Celeste Headlee on the National Public Radio<https://www.npr.org/> program Here & Now<https://www.wbur.org/radio/programs/hereandnow> about the issue and the many ways MSM is working to increase diversity, inclusion, and equity across the healthcare field. Sandra M. Phoenix, Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance 678-210-5801 ext. 101 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> Seek justice, honor the ancestors, honor the children and those yet to come. 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/