ATLANTA — To train more Black doctors, the federal government needs to bolster funding and make more training slots available for historically Black medical schools, leaders of those universities told U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Friday. “Our HBCU medical schools are the backbone of training Black doctors in this country.” Dr. Hugh Mighty, Howard University’s senior vice president of health …
Meharry Medical College in Nashville has joined a coalition of four medical schools at historically Black colleges and universities and other groups launching an initiative to address disparities in the nation’s organ transplant system. A new initiative aimed at increasing the number of Black Americans registered as organ donors and combating disparities among transplant recipients was announced Thursday by a …
The Coronavirus Doesn't Discriminate, But U.S. Health Care Showing Familiar Biases Enlarge this image toggle caption Ken Morris/Meharry Medical College Ken Morris/Meharry Medical College The new coronavirus doesn't discriminate. "There's no doubt that some institutions have the resources and clout to maybe get these materials faster and easier," says Dr. James Hildreth, president of Meharry and an infectious disease specialist. …
