Endemic Cortez Johnson

Happy Halloween! On the second episode of Endemic, Cortez speaks with three Columbia University medical students of color about what scares us about our current system of care, anxiety about training, and what keeps us going. Welcome to the conversation.

Article referenced on the pod: 

"After 40 years, medical schools are admitting fewer Black male or Native American students" By Usha Lee McFarling (https://twitter.com/ushamcfarling)  https://www.statnews.com/2021/04/28/medical-schools-admitting-fewer-black-male-or-native-american-students/ 

AAMC article citing decrease from 1978-2014 of Black male medical students: "Altering The Course: Black Males in Medicine"  https://store.aamc.org/altering-the-course-black-males-in-medicine.html 

Correction: I mentioned that I had not had a Black male educator in college. This is an error. I had one. Dr. Gilman Whiting, (Associate Professor of African American and Diaspora Studies, Director of the Scholar Identity Institute, Director of Graduate Studies) was the instructor for an elective seminar entitled "Capoeira: Afro-Brazilian Race, Culture, and Expression" from which I learned much. 

Special Thanks: Michael Whitehurst, audio editing 

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Additional Articles:  "Black men make up less than 3% of physicians. That requires immediate action, say leaders in academic medicine."  By Stacy Weiner https://www.aamc.org/news-insights/black-men-make-less-3-physicians-requires-immediate-action-say-leaders-academic-medicine "Percentage of Doctors Who Are Black Barely Changed in 120 Years" By Alicia Ault https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/949673

Endemic explores deep-seeded issues of inequity present in American Healthcare. It’s hosted by medical student Cortez Johnson.