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The Education of Black Health Professionals

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Of the 357,000 practicing physicians in the country today, only 6840, or 2.2%, are black, although the nation’s 25 million blacks represent 12% of the total population. Nationally, there is one white physician for every 528 white persons, whereas the ratio of black physicians to the black population is 1 to 4100. Furthermore, at the present rate of entry of minority students into medical school, the optimal physician ratio will not be reached for another 20 years or more.1

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  1. School of Medicine at Morehouse College, 30304, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

    Louis W. Sullivan

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  1. Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA

    H. Hugh Fudenberg

  2. University of the District of Columbia, Washington D.C., USA

    Vijaya L. Melnick

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Sullivan, L.W. (1978). The Education of Black Health Professionals. In: Fudenberg, H.H., Melnick, V.L. (eds) Biomedical Scientists and Public Policy. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2886-5_12

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