Endemic

Cortez Johnson

Host and medical student Cortez Johnson explores issues within American medicine, some of which have been prevalent for so long they’re practically Endemic to the profession. Welcome to the conversation.

Episodes

  1. On Black Men in Medicine

    10/23/2021

    On Black Men in Medicine

    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  Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/cruen/in-the-now License code: 8PN0O2EYDP1KNWA4 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

    55 min

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Host and medical student Cortez Johnson explores issues within American medicine, some of which have been prevalent for so long they’re practically Endemic to the profession. Welcome to the conversation.