To Be Young, A Doctor And Black: Overcoming Racial Barriers In Medical Training
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To Be Young, A Doctor And Black: Overcoming Racial Barriers In Medical Training

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To Be Young, A Doctor And Black: Overcoming Racial Barriers In Medical Training Enlarge this image toggle caption Quraishia Ford Quraishia Ford Dr. Danielle Hairston grew up in a family that included many role models of what she refers to as Black excellence. "I had the example of a Black woman pediatrician, so it never occurred to me I couldn't become a doctor," says Hairston, who is now the psychiatry residency director at Howard University, where she herself now trains and mentors young Black doctors. "If you're ignoring this part of their experience, if you're not understanding the impact of being Black on them in this country and on their mental health, you're doing a disservice to them," says Hairston. "They wouldn't say that 'Tony's lazy' to my face; they would say, 'Tony's not efficient," he says, in spite of the fact Chin-Quee's work and hours matched his white counterparts.

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